APICS CSCP Certified Supply Chain Professional Online Training
APICS CSCP Online Training
The questions for CSCP were last updated at Nov 19,2024.
- Exam Code: CSCP
- Exam Name: Certified Supply Chain Professional
- Certification Provider: APICS
- Latest update: Nov 19,2024
Which of the following considerations is an important supply chain design decision?
- A . Product design
- B . Selecting supporting information systems
- C . Identifying labor force requirements
- D . Identifying training programs
When designing a supply chain for strategic advantage, a company first should consider:
- A . the impact on customers using Just-in-Time manufacturing.
- B . the financial stability of suppliers.
- C . matching the supply chain to product type.
- D . whether to use custom or standard parts.
Supply chains delivering products or services are most able to respond quickly to changing market requirements when:
- A . products have been standardized.
- B . products have a modular design.
- C . production processes have been standardized.
- D . production processes have been simplified.
Risk pooling enables a lower total inventory level without affecting service levels based on which of the following assumptions?
- A . Inventory turnover ratio can be reduced.
- B . Aggregate demand is more accurate than disaggregate demand.
- C . The planning time fence can be adjusted as needed.
- D . The supplier shares some risk for holding inventory.
The purpose of continuous improvement in the supply chain is to:
- A . eliminate the root causes of problems.
- B . improve interorganizational communication.
- C . develop better written procedures.
- D . reduce product costs.
After identifying the potential causes for delays in communicating demand information up the supply chain, the trading partners should take which of the following actions?
- A . Implement a higher-speed data communications network.
- B . Change procedures so data is communicated more frequently.
- C . Identify the root causes for the delays.
- D . Map and analyze the value stream.
Which of the following situations is an example of postponement?
- A . Shipments are broken down into small groups for reshipment.
- B . Shipments are consolidated immediately for reshipment.
- C . Production begins after a customer order is received.
- D . Partially assembled goods are assembled at a later stage.
Which of the following situations is an example of inventory being held as a way to balance supply and demand?
- A . A manufacturer holds inventory of key components to maintain a level production schedule.
- B . A manufacturer of seasonal products builds finished-goods inventory before the peak selling period.
- C . A distributor maintains safety stock of slow-moving items at a central distribution center.
- D . A retailer stocks a variety of sizes and colors of a fast-selling item to avoid losing sales.
A company’s annual cost of goods sold is $350 million, and inventory carrying cost is 18%. The company averages four inventory turns.
The cost savings resulting from increasing inventory turns from four to six would be:
- A . $29,000,000.
- B . $15,750,000.
- C . $10,500,000.
- D . $ 5,250,000.
Continuous improvement is best described as:
- A . a never-ending effort to expose and eliminate root causes of problems.
- B . a never-ending effort by the management team to reduce cycle time.
- C . identifying and implementing big-step improvements within a process.
- D . a process in which a supplier commits to replenishing inventory based on demand without receiving replenishment orders.