CPIM-BSP.

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Number: CPIM-BSP
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CPIM-BSP

CPIM - Basics of Supply Chain Management Total

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Exam A

QUESTION 1
A production rate based on customer demand is called:

A. cycle time.
B. tact time.
C. lead time.
D. queue time.

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 2
Which of the following types of manufacturing processes would tend to have the lowest work in process (WIP) inventory?

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A. Project
B. Intermittent
C. Batch
D. Flow

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 3

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An electronic board that provides visibility on the production floor is:

A. andon.
B. anova.
C. ANSI.
D. alpha factor.

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 4
The heijunka philosophy can best be described as:

A. level production.
B. make-to-stock production.
C. a chase production strategy.
D. produce to stock production.

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 5
Which of the following situations is characteristic of a make-to-stock environment?

A. Work in process (WIP) represents the largest cost of inventory.

B. The impact of technology on the production process will be large.
C. The master schedule is stated at the finished product level.
D. Customer involvement is typically very high.

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 6
Which of the following factors is most likely to affect the demand for a company's services or products?

A. The sales and operations plan

B. Demand forecasting
C. Resource availability
D. Economic conditions

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 7
Which of the following describes a competitive characteristic that a firm must exhibit to be considered as a supplier in a market?

A. Marketing research
B. Manufacturing automation
C. Order qualifier
D. Order winner

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 8
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What is the forecast for period 34 if a simple three-period moving average is used?

A. 312
B. 313
C. 318
D. 325

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 9
Which of the following statements is true regarding the concept of independent demand?

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A. These items are usually raw materials.

B. The requirements for these items are usually forecasted.
C. The demand for these items must be calculated.
D. The demand for these items is related to demand for other items.

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 10
Which of the following factors most likely will impact the demand for a firm's products or services?

A. Forecast accuracy
B. Order processing system
C. Competition
D. Planning horizon

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 11
The contribution made by an operation to the final usefulness of a product is known as:

A. the customer service level.

B. value-added.
C. the cost of quality.
D. an order winner.

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 12
Characteristics that cause customers to consider a company's products or services are called:

A. order qualifiers.
B. order winners.
C. product configurations.

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D. product specifications.

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 13
When demand is uncertain, what is the most appropriate action to take?

A. Recalculate safety stock

B. Increase order quantity
C. Change method of transportation
D. Increase number of warehouses for distribution

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 14
An order winner is a competitive characteristic that:

A. is universal between customers and markets.

B. differentiates among potential customers.
C. a company must exhibit to be considered a potential supplier.
D. a company must exhibit to gain new sales.

Correct Answer: D
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Service parts needs are most often determined by:

A. bills of material explosion.

B. forecasts based on prior demand.
C. material requirements planning (MRP) logic calculations.
D. analysis of lead-time requirements.

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 16
Which of the following functional areas decides the product to be supplied and the customers to be served?

A. Engineering
B. Finance
C. Manufacturing
D. Marketing

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 17
Which of the following items is a source of independent demand?

A. Customer orders for finished products

B. Subassembly requirements from material requirements planning
C. Raw material requirements from material requirements planning
D. Protective packaging for shipping customer orders

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 18
Which of the following calculations is a major component that is used with extrinsic forecasting?

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A. Moving average
B. Exponential smoothing
C. A seasonal index
D. An economic indicator

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 19
The question below is based on the following information:

What is the mean absolute deviation of demand for the data?

A. 1

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B. 3
C. 5
D. 101

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 20
Which of the following forecasting techniques reviews a company's sales history?

A. Qualitative
B. Delphi
C. Extrinsic
D. Intrinsic

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 21
Which of the following forecasting techniques eliminates the need to keep months of historical data?

A. Exponential smoothing
B. Seasonal index
C. Delphi
D. Trend

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 22
A 5-year decline in demand for diapers most closely represents which of the following types of forecast patterns?

A. Irregular
B. Cyclic
C. Trend
D. Seasonal

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 23
Which of the following smoothing constants places the most weight on the old forecast?

A. 0.4
B. 0.3
C. 0.2
D. 0.1

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 24
Which demand management activity includes processing a customer request and making material available for production or shipping?

A. Forecasting
B. Order processing
C. Providing available-to-promise dates
D. Communicating with the marketplace

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Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 25
Which of the following forecast inputs is considered to be intrinsic data?

A. Demographic
B. Econometric
C. Historical sales
D. Market survey

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 26
A primary purpose of Quality Function Deployment is to:

A. calculate performance limits.

B. determine marketing strategies.
C. direct product design.
D. set pass/fail criteria.

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 27
A distributor provides customer service by improving which of the following market driven factors?

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A. Availability
B. Design
C. Shelf life
D. Quality

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 28
Which of the following situations requires the largest amount of safety stock based on demand variability and replenishment lead time?

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A. Low variability, short replenishment lead time.

B. Low variability, long replenishment lead time.
C. High variability, short replenishment lead time.
D. High variability, long replenishment lead time.

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 29
The portion of a firm's inventory and planned production that is not already committed is referred to as:

A. planned order receipts.

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B. projected inventory balance.
C. master production schedule due date.
D. available -to-promise.

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 30
A product has a forecast of 200 units a month. The actual demand for the past 6 months has been 195, 210, 205, 190, 220, and 225.

Calculate the tracking signal for this product's forecast.

A. 6
B. 7.5
C. 45
D. 75

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 31
A product has a forecast of 200 units a month. The actual demand for the past 6 months has been 195, 210, 205, 190, 220, and 225.

Which of the following values reflects the mean absolute deviation for this data?

A. 7.5
B. 12.5
C. 45
D. 75

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION 32
A manufacturer's market is highly dependent upon customers selecting standard options at the time of placing an order.

Which of the following manufacturing strategies is best suited to compete in this market?

A. Engineer-to-order
B. Make-to-order
C. Assemble-to-order
D. Make-to-stock

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 33
In Quality Function Deployment, "competitive evaluation" refers to:

A. analyzing current financial health.

B. considering global market potential.
C. ranking industry rivals' position.
D. comparing perceived product quality.

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 34
An extreme change in demand in the supply position upstream generated by a small change in demand downstream in the supply chain is called the:

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A. efficiency variance.
B. bullwhip effect.
C. estimate of error.
D. stockout probability.

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 35
The primary advantage of process flexibility is the:

A. ease of implementing engineering changes.

B. responsiveness to volume or mix changes.
C. decrease in labor costs.
D. reduced need for skills.

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 36
Which of the following documents specifies how an item is to be manufactured?

A. Routing
B. Bill of labor
C. Dispatch list
D. Item master

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 37
If the quantity ordered equals the quantity required in a time bucket, which of the following lot-sizing rules has been used?

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A. Lot-for-lot
B. Fixed order quantity
C. Order "N" periods supply
D. Economic order quantity (EOQ)

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 38
The question below is based on the following illustration of product parts:

Which of the following items are components?

A. Y and Z only

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B. 1, 2, and 3 only
C. Y, Z, 1, 2, and 3 only
D. X, Y, Z, 1, 2, and 3

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 39
Which of the following capacity management techniques is used to support the production plan?

A. Resource planning
B. Capacity requirements planning
C. Rough-cut capacity planning
D. Input/output control

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 40
Which of the following techniques is best for monitoring loads and capacities?

A. Exponential smoothing
B. Discrete lot sizing
C. Input/output control
D. Rough-cut capacity planning

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 41
Material requirements planning requires which of the following files to plan requirements?

A. Standard cost
B. Bill of materials
C. Routing
D. Work center

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 42
Which of the following processes converts the master production schedule into resource requirements that are then compared to the available resources?

A. Capacity requirements planning

B. Rough-cut capacity planning
C. Material requirements planning
D. Resource planning

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 43
Which of the following statements about strategic planning is true?

A. It is focused on the master production schedule (MPS) and the material requirements plan.
B. It helps integrate the plans of marketing and production.
C. It involves primarily personnel development and acquisition of long-lead-time materials.
D. It is top-level planning that is not tied to other planning activities.

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Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 44
Which of the following phrases best defines a production plan?

A. The plan for the production and purchase of the components used in making the items in the master production schedule
B. The broad direction of the firm, the kind of business-product lines, and markets the firm wants in the future
C. The quantities of each product group that must be produced in each period, desired inventory levels, resources required in each period, and the availability of
resources needed
D. The flow of work through the factory through input/output analysis

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 45
What is the output of sales and operations planning?

A. Production plan
B. Master production schedule
C. Sales plan
D. Production order

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 46

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Firm planned orders in a material requirements planning (MRP) system are used to:

A. protect against computer rescheduling.

B. reduce the use of forecasts.
C. increase accuracy in the MRP system.
D. validate capacity available.

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 47
Which of the following measures should a company focus on to reduce variation in the product?

A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Median
D. Standard deviation

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 48
Material requirements planning provides recommendations for which of the following processes?

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A. Shop orders and capacity
B. Capacity and purchase orders
C. Purchase orders and shop orders
D. Routing and lead times

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 49
Effective inventory management should lead to which of the following?

A. Higher inventory turns

B. Higher product quality
C. Lower cost of capital
D. Elimination of inventory cycle counting

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 50
Production activity control receives authorization to release work orders from:

A. the material requirements plan.

B. the master production schedule.
C. production planning.
D. input/output control.

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 51
Which of the following circumstances will cause a decrease in a work center's utilization?

A. Working overtime
B. Working below standard
C. Lack of materials
D. Rework operations

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 52
The ratio of actual output to standard output is defined as:

A. demonstrated capacity.
B. rated capacity.
C. utilization.
D. efficiency.

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 53
In which of the following environments is order-fill rate of primary importance to customer delivery expectations?

A. Make-to-stock
B. Design-to-order
C. Assemble-to-order

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D. Make-to-order

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 54
Which of the following variables best represents a strategic performance measure?

A. Revenue growth
B. Machine utilization
C. Work center capacity
D. Cycle time

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 55
Which of the following factors can negatively influence indirect costs such as production planning, purchasing, and inventory management?

A. Standardized parts
B. Low efficiency production equipment
C. Poor product design
D. Time to market

Correct Answer: C
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Which of the following is an input to capacity requirements planning (CRP)?

A. Bills of material (BOM)

B. Lot-sizing rules
C. Open shop orders
D. Standard cost

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 57
Which of the following considerations should be included in product design?

A. Manufacturing strategy
B. Product pricing
C. Environmental sensitivity
D. Target markets

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 58
The primary purpose of sales and operations planning is to:

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A. track and improve forecast accuracy within sales and marketing.

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B. provide enough lead time for operations to acquire needed resources.
C. provide periodic updates on overall performance to top management.
D. link strategic and tactical plans across the organization.

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 59
At which of the following levels does sales and operations planning take place?

A. Component
B. Finished goods
C. Product family
D. Market

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 60
Which of the following information is the key output of rough-cut capacity planning?

A. Line balancing
B. Critical resource availability
C. Inventory objectives by product line
D. Capacity requirements plan

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 61
Part A is made from two Y’s and one X. An order is received for 50 A’s and there are 30 A’s in stock.

What is the net requirement for X?

A. 20
B. 40
C. 50
D. 100

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 62
Which of the following terms refers to that which "pulls" production to the constraint for processing?

A. Drum
B. Buffer
C. Rope
D. Kanban

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 63
Which of the following techniques deals with analysis and planning of logistics and manufacturing during various time periods?

A. Advanced planning and scheduling

B. Aggregate planning

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C. Aggregate forecast
D. Distribution Requirements Planning

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 64
Which of the following systems typically involves design while manufacturing is occurring?

A. Flow
B. Intermittent
C. Project
D. Engineer

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 65
A work center has 2 machines that are operated 16 hours a day for 5 days a week. Historically, the utilization has been 85% and the efficiency 105%.

What is the rated capacity for this work center? (Rounded)

A. 71
B. 99
C. 130
D. 143

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 66
Which of the following scheduling techniques reduces manufacturing lead times?

A. Backward
B. Finite
C. Forward
D. Overlapped

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 67
Earliest job due date is an example of:

A. dispatching.
B. infinite scheduling.
C. a chase strategy.
D. available-to-promise.

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 68
A manufacturer needs to monitor and balance the flow of work between work centers.

Which of the following techniques would address this need?

A. Dispatching
B. Drum-buffer-rope

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C. Critical ratio
D. Input/output control

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 69
Which of the following four plant types for the theory of constraints processes one raw material into one final product?

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A. V-plant
B. A-plant
C. T-plant
D. I-plant

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 70
Which of the following documents is generated to show required components for a shop order?

A. Master production schedule

B. Bill of materials
C. Picking list
D. Advance shipping notice

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Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 71
Which of the following processes commits orders against available capacity as well as inventory?

A. Available-to-promise
B. Capable-to-promise
C. Engineered-to-order
D. Make-to-order

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 72
Which of the following inventory classifications would include semi-finished goods at an outside supplier?

A. Maintenance, repair, and operating supplies

B. Finished goods
C. Raw materials
D. Work in process

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 73
Which of the following functions of inventory exists to address unpredictable supply or demand?

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A. Fluctuation
B. Anticipation
C. Hedge
D. Transportation

Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 74
The question below is based on the following information:

What is the average annual transit inventory in units?

A. 55
B. 110
C. 548
D. 658

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 75
The ABC approach to inventory management is used primarily to:

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A. minimize transportation and material handling costs.
B. classify inventory according to the total amounts of inventory required.
C. optimize the amount of inventory for all classifications of inventory.
D. establish the degree of inventory control required.

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 76
Which of the following types of inventory is characterized by item quantity gradually being depleted then replenished?

A. Decoupling
B. Cycle
C. Pipeline
D. Anticipation

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 77
Economic order quantity (EOQ) is best applied when the:

A. product is make-to-order.
B. product shelf life is short.
C. production process is continuous.
D. consumption rate is uniform.

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 78
Which of the following actions most likely will serve to reduce economic lot size?

A. Decreasing the number of items

B. Decreasing the unit cost of items
C. Increasing the cost of ordering items
D. Increasing the cost of carrying inventory

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 79
Consolidating shipments and reducing the frequency of pickups help to reduce which of the following types of costs?

A. Warehousing and inspection

B. Import duties and processing
C. Total transportation
D. Capital

Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 80
Which of the following outcomes is a benefit of using a purchase requisition?

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A. Purchase pricing being correct

B. Improved accuracy of information
C. Assurance that delivery dates are met
D. Terms and conditions being followed

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 81
Vendor-managed inventory is most appropriate for which of the following types of products?

A. Critical components with high value

B. Standard design products with low value
C. Long lead-time components with medium value
D. Complex design products with low value

Correct Answer: B
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QUESTION 82
Which of the following documents or records typically is required by accounting, receiving, purchasing, and the supplier?

A. Bill of lading
B. Purchase requisition
C. Receiving report
D. Purchase order

Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 83
Which of the following considerations is an advantage of sourcing from multiple suppliers?

A. Competition
B. Opportunity for partnering
C. Better quality
D. Shorter lead times

Correct Answer: A
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