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APIC'S CPIM PART 1 POST TEST
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APIC'S CPIM PART 1 POST TESTIn addition to customer orders, the master production schedule (MPS) might handle
which of the following types of demand?
Bill-of-material items
Interplant orders
Dependent demand
Parts list items - Answers -Interplant orders: Interplant demand is usually handled by the
master production scheduling system in a manner similar to customer orders.
A shipment of remote control components is delivered to a factory and immediately
taken to a workstation ready to begin assembly. What is the name of this inventory
management technique?
Lot-for-lot
Lot control
Efficient
Wall-to-wall inventory - Answers -Wall-to-wall inventory: In wall-to-wall inventory
management, materials enter a plant and are processed right away, as opposed to
being logged in an inventory store until a later date.
Given the following, what is the work center backlog?
Average input: 100 units/week
Average output: 100 units/week
Current work in process: 160 units
.63 weeks
1 week
1.6 weeks
2.6 weeks - Answers -1.6 weeks: To calculate the load that is backlog at a work center,
divide the current number of units (or hours) currently at the work center by the average
output, or 160 units/100 units of output per week = 1.6 weeks of load.
Which correctly identifies the following examples of costs as internal failure (I), external
failure (E), appraisal costs (A), and prevention costs (P)?
Operator training= I; product recalls and loss of customers = E; scrap and machine
maintenance= A; in-line inspection = P
Machine maintenance and in-line inspections = I; scrap and loss of customers = E;
product recalls = A; operator training = P
Scrap = I; product recalls and loss of customers = E; in-line inspections = A; machine
maintenance and operator training = P
Product recalls = I; scrap and in-line inspections = E; loss of customers = - Answers -
Scrap = I; product recalls and loss of customers = E; in-line inspections = A; machine
maintenance and operator training = P: Scrap is an internal failure cost because it
occurs without the customer seeing it. Product recalls and loss of customers are
external failure costs because the first is directly experienced by customers and the
second is a direct customer reaction to poor quality. In-line inspections are an appraisal
cost because this is an example of a quality control activity. Machine maintenance and
, operator training are examples of prevention costs because these are investments
designed to reduce the chances of quality problems occurring in the first place.
Companies typically make final purchasing decisions based on which of the following
supplier characteristics?
Supplier fixed cost
Product advertising
Delivery reliability
Free-on-board shipping - Answers -Delivery reliability: Besides perfect quality, a key
final purchasing decision point is delivery reliability. Ensuring that purchase deliveries
arrive on time is an essential feature of supplier partnerships.
Which of the following is a measure of customer service?
Capacity utilization
Percentage of orders shipped on time
Inventory turns
Master schedule fill rate - Answers -Percentage of orders shipped on time: The
percentage of customer orders shipped on time is perhaps the most important metric in
the business and a key measure of customer service.
Which of the following warehouse roles deals with grouping different items into an
order?
Physical supply channel
Manufacturing channel
Distribution channel
Transaction channel - Answers -Distribution channel: The distribution channel is
concerned with the transfer or delivery of goods or services to the customer, including
grouping items into an order.
Which method of sourcing refers to an organization that is the only supplier capable of
meeting (usually technical) requirements for an item?
Multisourcing
Unisourcing
Single-source supplier
Sole-source supplier - Answers -Sole-source supplier: A sole-source supplier is the only
supplier capable of meeting (usually technical) requirements for an item.
Which function of inventory involves the purchase of additional inventory by buyers who
expect prices to rise?
Fluctuation
Hedge
Anticipation
Transportation - Answers -Hedge: Purchasing additional inventory is a hedge against
future price increases, leading to reduced overall costs if an increase does occur.
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