APICS CPIM-BSP CPIM – Basics of Supply Chain Management Total Online Training
APICS CPIM-BSP Online Training
The questions for CPIM-BSP were last updated at Apr 21,2025.
- Exam Code: CPIM-BSP
- Exam Name: CPIM - Basics of Supply Chain Management Total
- Certification Provider: APICS
- Latest update: Apr 21,2025
Which of the following manufacturing processes would be characterized by a narrow range of standard products, low direct labor costs, and a high level of technical support for manufacturing?
- A . Jobbing
- B . Intermittent
- C . Flow
- D . Project
Which of the following statements characterizes an intermittent manufacturing environment?
- A . Work center load is predictable.
- B . Routings for all products are the same.
- C . Work centers are organized by function.
- D . Kanban is the most appropriate scheduling method.
Gemba is a Japanese word meaning:
- A . shop floor.
- B . shop order.
- C . shop packet.
- D . shop traveler.
Which of the following terms refers to the practice of stopping the production line when a defect occurs?
- A . Haiku
- B . Arigato
- C . Poka-yoke
- D . Jidoka
Reducing set up time will affect item lead time and throughput in which of the following ways?
- A . Lead time will increase, throughput will decrease
- B . Lead time will increase, throughput will increase
- C . Lead time will decrease, throughput will increase
- D . Lead time will decrease, throughput will decrease
Which of the following tools is considered to be one of the seven quality tools?
- A . Gantt chart
- B . Input/output chart
- C . Control chart
- D . Capacity chart
A firm offers products configured from a large number of stocked options.
Which of the following production environments is the firm most likely to use?
- A . Engineer-to-order
- B . Make-to-order
- C . Assemble-to-order
- D . Make-to-stock
Which of the following items is considered an external failure cost?
- A . Warranty cost
- B . Incoming inspection
- C . Prevention cost
- D . Appraisal cost
Which of the following is a graphical representation of a frequency distribution?
- A . Cause-and-effect diagram
- B . Pareto analysis
- C . Scatter diagram
- D . Histogram
Which plant type describes a product at one stage that can be transformed into several distinct products at the next stage (divergent points)?
- A . A-Plant
- B . I-Plant
- C . T-Plant
- D . V-Plant