APICS CSCP EXAM FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
⫸ Demand and which of the following types of information typically
flow from the end customer upward in a service supply chain?
-Inventory status
-Order status
-Specifications
-Requirements Answer: -Requirements
⫸ A company has reached Stage 4 of supply chain development,
extended enterprise, by engaging in extended supply chain global e-
business. Which of the following is true of this company from this point
forward compared to where they were a few years ago?
-Decreased culture change spending
-Decreased need for technology spending
-Increased inventory holding costs
-Increased outbound transportation costs Answer: -Increased outbound
transportation costs
⫸ An organization that networks its enterprise resources planning
(ERP) systems across corporate boundaries might do which of the
following to reduce the bullwhip effect?
, -Penalize suppliers for failing to produce forecasts soon enough.
-Share its best practices on silo organizational structures with suppliers.
-Put more pressure on suppliers to cut costs once it has visibility into
these costs.
-Send point-of-sale data directly to suppliers. Answer: -Send point-of-
sale data directly to suppliers.
⫸ What three factors determine cash flow for an organization?
-Sales, profit margins, and capital requirements
-Capital requirements, sales, and taxes
-After-tax operating profit margins, capital requirements, and accounts
payable
-Sales, after-tax operating profit margins, and capital requirements
Answer: -Sales, after-tax operating profit margins, and capital
requirements
⫸ What group is the primary stakeholder in any business activity?
-The business itself
-Communities and local governments
-Investors and lenders
-Customers Answer: -The business itself
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
⫸ Demand and which of the following types of information typically
flow from the end customer upward in a service supply chain?
-Inventory status
-Order status
-Specifications
-Requirements Answer: -Requirements
⫸ A company has reached Stage 4 of supply chain development,
extended enterprise, by engaging in extended supply chain global e-
business. Which of the following is true of this company from this point
forward compared to where they were a few years ago?
-Decreased culture change spending
-Decreased need for technology spending
-Increased inventory holding costs
-Increased outbound transportation costs Answer: -Increased outbound
transportation costs
⫸ An organization that networks its enterprise resources planning
(ERP) systems across corporate boundaries might do which of the
following to reduce the bullwhip effect?
, -Penalize suppliers for failing to produce forecasts soon enough.
-Share its best practices on silo organizational structures with suppliers.
-Put more pressure on suppliers to cut costs once it has visibility into
these costs.
-Send point-of-sale data directly to suppliers. Answer: -Send point-of-
sale data directly to suppliers.
⫸ What three factors determine cash flow for an organization?
-Sales, profit margins, and capital requirements
-Capital requirements, sales, and taxes
-After-tax operating profit margins, capital requirements, and accounts
payable
-Sales, after-tax operating profit margins, and capital requirements
Answer: -Sales, after-tax operating profit margins, and capital
requirements
⫸ What group is the primary stakeholder in any business activity?
-The business itself
-Communities and local governments
-Investors and lenders
-Customers Answer: -The business itself
