APICS CSCP Certified Supply Chain Professional Online Training
APICS CSCP Online Training
The questions for CSCP were last updated at Nov 20,2024.
- Exam Code: CSCP
- Exam Name: Certified Supply Chain Professional
- Certification Provider: APICS
- Latest update: Nov 20,2024
The globalization of a supply chain typically increases uncertainty and:
- A . production lead time.
- B . local competition.
- C . documentation complexity.
- D . product standardization.
A company originally based in Germany sets up companies in India, China, Vietnam, Mexico, and Brazil. It sources most of the raw materials locally and employs the local workforce to manage and produce finished goods. Most of the goods produced are consumed in the same country.
The company can be classified as what type of enterprise?
- A . Globally integrated
- B . Domestic
- C . Multinational
- D . Virtual
When doing international business, a company’s total line-haul costs will vary with the:
- A . weight shipped.
- B . distance shipped.
- C . pallets shipped.
- D . volume shipped.
Customizing can be an effective warehousing strategy because it allows a company to:
- A . allocate available storage space to optimize handling costs.
- B . address trade-offs between space and material handling needs.
- C . effectively design its inbound and outbound dock areas.
- D . add value to the product through modification, labeling, and packaging.
Which of the following measures effectively evaluates overall resources in a distribution warehouse?
- A . Throughput
- B . Cube utilization
- C . Filled pallet positions
- D . Labor efficiency
A manufacturer of consumer packaged goods with a single plant and nine regional distribution centers is considering reducing the number of distribution centers in its system.
Reducing the number of distribution centers most likely will reduce fixed warehousing and the cost of:
- A . storing cycle inventory in the distribution centers.
- B . storing finished-goods inventory at the manufacturing plants.
- C . transportation from the distribution centers to the customer.
- D . transportation from the plant to the distribution centers.
Benchmarking a firm’s performance against industry competitors is most valuable because it can reveal:
- A . a competitor’s manufacturing processes.
- B . a firm’s leadership ranking relative to industry peers.
- C . which processes require improvement.
- D . that no further improvement is possible.
Distribution from which of the following types of sites enables goods to enter a country, undergo further modification, and then be exported without paying customs duties?
- A . Public warehouse
- B . Value-added territory
- C . Free trade zone
- D . Customs clearing house
An increase in the inventory turnover rate for a supply chain typically would indicate that there has been a reduction in:
- A . prices to the end user.
- B . supply chain cost of sales.
- C . the manufacturer’s inventory.
- D . the total supply chain inventory.
A company produces and distributes a family of soft drinks in a single country. It has developed and will introduce a new family of soft drinks for weight- and health-conscious individuals. There currently are no competitors with nationwide distribution for this category of soft drinks.
Which of the following supply chain strategies would be most appropriate for the two product families?
- A . Produce both product families to forecast and push through the distribution system.
- B . Produce both product families only after receipt of a distributor order.
- C . Produce the current product family to forecast and the new product family to order.
- D . Produce the current product family to order and the new product family to forecast.