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
Which of the following consequences is a result of shipping directly from the point of manufacture to the customer rather than through a distribution network?
- A . Delivery lead times are consistent.
- B . Risk pooling benefits are negated.
- C . Distribution overhead is increased.
- D . Order-fill rate is decreased.
Which of the following results can be expected from sharing a common understanding of demand and consumption patterns among supply chain participants?
- A . Improved transparency of collaboration relationships
- B . Increased performance in balanced scorecard
- C . Reduced inventory levels for key items
- D . Better synchronization of planning and operations
An advantage of using a third-party logistics service (3PL) is improved:
- A . on-time delivery of shipments due to higher inventory levels.
- B . cost structure due to economies of scale.
- C . access to smaller markets due to localization.
- D . risk visibility due to inventory consolidation.
A return material authorization (RMA) policy is used in reverse logistics to:
- A . physically transport returned items by using an efficient transportation mode.
- B . minimize the number of returned items by involving product design and demand forecasting.
- C . reduce the cost of returned items by refusing to accept items that should not be returned.
- D . reclaim substantial value from returned items by recycling.
A company’s decision to charge different prices for the same service sold in different market segments is most likely based on which of the following metrics?
- A . Internal rate of return (IRR)
- B . Lifetime customer value (LCV)
- C . Net present value (NPV)
- D . Return on investment (ROI)
Which of the following outcomes is a benefit typically expected of customer relationship management (CRM)?
- A . Reducing the size of the sales force by automating activities
- B . Gaining a better understanding of customer requirements
- C . Implementing automated inter-organizational processes
- D . Focusing sales efforts on the most profitable customers
Which of the following scenarios represents a correct application of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR)?
- A . Sales and marketing refers to SCOR to improve demand generation.
- B . Production and engineering uses SCOR best practices to design a new "make" process flow.
- C . Distribution and logistics selects suppliers from the SCOR reference list.
- D . Marketing and development incorporates SCOR Level I metrics for new product design.
Which of the following indicators is most appropriate to use as a measure of supply chain utilization?
- A . Production equipment productivity
- B . Net asset turnover
- C . Value-added productivity per employee
- D . Upside flexibility
The main benefit of a mass customization product design strategy is to:
- A . sell high quantities of product to specific customer segments.
- B . achieve economies of scale in purchasing components.
- C . offer more product variety while keeping inventories low.
- D . avoid assembly of finished products.
Keeping all other factors equal, a company typically will try to maintain higher service levels for products with:
- A . wider variety.
- B . shorter lead time.
- C . higher profit margins.
- D . lower sales volumes.