ISM INTE Supply Management Integration Online Training
ISM INTE Online Training
The questions for INTE were last updated at Nov 19,2024.
- Exam Code: INTE
- Exam Name: Supply Management Integration
- Certification Provider: ISM
- Latest update: Nov 19,2024
A supply manager wishes to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
During which phase of the system development process should the supply manager communicate with end users to review their business environments?
- A . Testing
- B . Maintenance
- C . Design
- D . Analysis
A firm hires a contractor to build a new warehouse. During construction, the firm decides it wants to modify the contract to add an office area to the facility.
Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the firm to take in this situation?
- A . Verbally notify the contractor of the changes, negotiate the costs, and instruct the contractor to proceed with the change and write the change order at the time of project completion
- B . Develop a written description of the changes, and negotiate a written change order that minimizes the cost impact while work continues on the warehouse
- C . Stop construction on the warehouse and negotiate the change order with the contractor before resuming work
- D . Advise the contractor on how much the firm has available to build the new office area, and write a change order based on the final amount of the revisions
NXY, Inc. buys high-quality fragile products from a supplier. Numerous shipments from this supplier have arrived with dents on the packages, resulting in damaged products. Given this situation, which of the following is the FIRST course of action WXY should take?
- A . Contact the freight forwarder and inquire as to why such damages are occurring so frequently
- B . Verify that the Incoterms® 2010 rule being used ensures that the responsibility is not on the supplier’s side
- C . Modify the product design in order to avoid damages during transit
- D . Send the supplier pictures of the damaged packages and request improvements
A utility installation company conducts an annual review of its assets. Included with its equipment are several trenching machines that were purchased three years ago at a cost of $85,000 each.
How should this value be categorized in the asset management system?
- A . Equity
- B . Book
- C . Market
- D . Historic
A manufacturer receives notice from one of its largest customers stating that, from this point on, it will only accept environmentally friendly boxes for packaging. The manufacturer checks the remaining packaging in its inventory and finds that it still has over six months’ worth of boxes that are not made of environmentally-friendly materials. These boxes are custom-designed and cannot be returned to the packaging material supplier.
In this situation, the manufacturer would be BEST served by doing which of the following?
- A . Disposing of the existing boxes and switching to environmentally-friendly materials
- B . Explaining the situation to the customer and offering the products in the existing boxes at a discounted price
- C . Negotiating a grace period with the customer to allow a gradual switch from the existing design to the new one
- D . Using the leftover boxes for internal purposes within the organization
Which of the following is the GREATEST advantage of using component standardization in product design?
- A . Increasing the potential supply base for the standardized components
- B . Leveraging volume and simplifying new product development
- C . Reducing component costs and forecast complexity
- D . Reducing the effort required to maintain the supply chain
In an effort to cut expenses, GHI, Inc. moves responsibility for logistics to the supply management department. Some officers in the firm are skeptical that this move will be beneficial, since most shipping providers use published rates, and there will be little room for cost improvement.
Which of the following will be the BEST way for GHTs supply manager to demonstrate that supply management skills can obtain better value in shipping?
- A . Analyze mode, classification and other factors that affect total cost
- B . Utilize supplier performance metrics to ensure optimum rates
- C . Opt for variable freight rates
- D . Conduct carrier cost auditing to reduce net costs of transportation
A company’s average inventory value has remained relatively constant, while its cost of goods sold has increased.
Which of the following will also likely show an increase for this firm?
- A . Stock level
- B . Cycle time
- C . Turnover
- D . Variance
In sourcing packaging for industrial purposes, which of the following will be MOST useful for monitoring price behavior?
- A . Consumer Price Index – All Items
- B . Producer Price Index – Intermediate Materials
- C . Producer Price Index – Finished Goods
- D . Consumer Price Index – All Items Less Food & Energy
There are 10,000 units in stock for the beginning of January, and maximum inventory holding is 19,000 units. Sales are recorded at the end of the month.
A firm is reviewing its demand plan for the following cycle. Its facility operates a level production strategy.
The initial pan is show in the following figure:
Procurement receives a communication from one of its retailers that it is planning a promotional event in July. The retailer forecasts that it will require an additional 20,000 units.
By how much should the level production strategy increase its monthly output of units in order to meet the requirements of the retailer and minimize overall inventory levels?
- A . 3,000
- B . 2,000
- C . 1,429
- D . 2,572
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