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 most appropriate reason for a business to comply with the United Nations (UN) Global Compact practices typically would be to:
- A . enhance the competitive advantage.
- B . gain access to proven management tools.
- C . reduce the threat of organized labor.
- D . reduce the cost of operating in multiple countries.
A company most likely would consider moving a portion of its manufacturing to a second location to:
- A . improve competitive advantage through cost control.
- B . avoid manufacturing downtime due to material shortages.
- C . maximize security for customer shipments.
- D . minimize the impact of natural disasters.
Which of the following strategies can be used to help manage global risks?
- A . Direct shipment
- B . Cross-docking
- C . Mass customization
- D . Flexibility
Potential customers of a company’s new product have tight tolerance requirements. The company plans to purchase a critical component.
To meet customer requirements, the company should first:
- A . implement statistical process control for the component.
- B . bring manufacturing of the critical component in-house.
- C . develop an alternate source of supply.
- D . certify the supplier of the component.
A company’s supply chain depends heavily on sourcing from international suppliers. Conditions increasingly threaten supply continuity.
Which of the following actions is most appropriate?
- A . Source from domestic suppliers.
- B . Conduct a risk assessment.
- C . Carry additional safety stock.
- D . Spread logistics across multiple carriers.
Managing supply chain risks includes which of the following activities?
- A . Developing alternatives to key suppliers
- B . Setting aside funds for disruption-recovery efforts
- C . Charging each supply chain partner a portion of risk cost
- D . Creating extra inventory to cover disruptions in the supply chain
The most important challenge to consider when sourcing globally is:
- A . the identification of sources capable of producing the materials.
- B . the availability of low-cost labor and energy.
- C . complying with specific import/export issues.
- D . balancing the difference between piece price and total cost.
A toy company decides to buy more products from an overseas company to reduce costs.
To make sure that goods clear customs more quickly, the company most likely would engage a:
- A . consolidator.
- B . overseas carrier.
- C . shipping association.
- D . freight forwarder.
When an importer and manufacturer are operating in a free trade zone, payment of a customs duty is triggered when products are:
- A . returned.
- B . assembled.
- C . stored.
- D . distributed.
In an advanced planning system, which of the following modules feeds the master planning module?
- A . Purchasing planning
- B . Demand planning
- C . Distribution planning
- D . Fulfillment planning