APICS CSCP EXAM TEST BANK 2026 FULL
SOLUTION PACKAGE
⫸ Supply chains should be configured to: (C&C). Answer: Reflect
customers' needs as well as trading partners' capabilities
⫸ The four basic flows in supply chain:. Answer: Flow of information,
the primary product flow, the primary flow of cash, and the reverse flow
of products.
⫸ Sourcing. Answer: "The process of identifying a company that
provides a needed good or service."
⫸ Supply chain network configuration concerns:. Answer: Suppliers,
production factories, distribution centers, customers' needs and trading
partners' capacities
⫸ The optimal network configuration needs to consider the following
variables:. Answer: Location of plants and production capacities for
each product
Number, location, capacity, and capabilities of warehouses
Transportation between all facilities
,⫸ Transportation costs are a function of several variables, including:.
Answer: Total distance between production facilities, warehouses, retail
outlets, or customers; bulk discounts for transport; and types of
transportation required.
⫸ Infrastructure considerations for transportation. Answer: Condition
and capacity of port facilities, airports, and roads, and rail
⫸ Responsiveness. Answer: Being responsive to changing customer
requirements.
⫸ Supply chain agility is measured in SCOR using metrics for:.
Answer: Flexibility and adaptability, measure an organizations ability to
ramp up or down in production volume without a major impact on cost
or organizational disruption.
⫸ The variables that differentiate efficient and responsive supply chains
are:. Answer: Inventory volume and demand uncertainty
⫸ Efficiency-focused supply chain attributes. Answer: Customer
demand is stable
Forecasting error levels are manageable
Long product life cycle
Infrequent product introductions
Limited product variety
, ⫸ Responsive supply chain attributes. Answer: Customer demand is not
stable
Forecasting error levels can be significant
Real-time systems
short product lifecycles
Multiple warehouses
Maintain extra or redundant capacity
Third party transportation
Suppliers have a high degree of Agility
⫸ Response-focused supply chain: capacity cushion. Answer: Extra
capacity that is added to a system after capacity for expected demand is
calculated (Safety capacity/ Protective capacity)
⫸ Responsive production system (Push or Pull). Answer: Pull (when a
customer order pulls production of the final product
⫸ Level of service. Answer: a measure (usually expressed as a
percentage) of satisfying demand through inventory or by the current
production schedule in time to satisfy the customers' requested delivery
dates and quantities
⫸ Make-to-stock manufacturing strategy. Answer: Goods are produced
and held in warehouse/retail locations before customer orders are placed
SOLUTION PACKAGE
⫸ Supply chains should be configured to: (C&C). Answer: Reflect
customers' needs as well as trading partners' capabilities
⫸ The four basic flows in supply chain:. Answer: Flow of information,
the primary product flow, the primary flow of cash, and the reverse flow
of products.
⫸ Sourcing. Answer: "The process of identifying a company that
provides a needed good or service."
⫸ Supply chain network configuration concerns:. Answer: Suppliers,
production factories, distribution centers, customers' needs and trading
partners' capacities
⫸ The optimal network configuration needs to consider the following
variables:. Answer: Location of plants and production capacities for
each product
Number, location, capacity, and capabilities of warehouses
Transportation between all facilities
,⫸ Transportation costs are a function of several variables, including:.
Answer: Total distance between production facilities, warehouses, retail
outlets, or customers; bulk discounts for transport; and types of
transportation required.
⫸ Infrastructure considerations for transportation. Answer: Condition
and capacity of port facilities, airports, and roads, and rail
⫸ Responsiveness. Answer: Being responsive to changing customer
requirements.
⫸ Supply chain agility is measured in SCOR using metrics for:.
Answer: Flexibility and adaptability, measure an organizations ability to
ramp up or down in production volume without a major impact on cost
or organizational disruption.
⫸ The variables that differentiate efficient and responsive supply chains
are:. Answer: Inventory volume and demand uncertainty
⫸ Efficiency-focused supply chain attributes. Answer: Customer
demand is stable
Forecasting error levels are manageable
Long product life cycle
Infrequent product introductions
Limited product variety
, ⫸ Responsive supply chain attributes. Answer: Customer demand is not
stable
Forecasting error levels can be significant
Real-time systems
short product lifecycles
Multiple warehouses
Maintain extra or redundant capacity
Third party transportation
Suppliers have a high degree of Agility
⫸ Response-focused supply chain: capacity cushion. Answer: Extra
capacity that is added to a system after capacity for expected demand is
calculated (Safety capacity/ Protective capacity)
⫸ Responsive production system (Push or Pull). Answer: Pull (when a
customer order pulls production of the final product
⫸ Level of service. Answer: a measure (usually expressed as a
percentage) of satisfying demand through inventory or by the current
production schedule in time to satisfy the customers' requested delivery
dates and quantities
⫸ Make-to-stock manufacturing strategy. Answer: Goods are produced
and held in warehouse/retail locations before customer orders are placed
