APIC'S CPIM Part 1 Post Test
In 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 - answer 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 - answerWall-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 - answer1.6 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 = - answerScrap
= 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 - answerDelivery 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.
What type of demand inventory ordering model includes fixed reorder cycles, fixed
reorder quantities, optional replenishment, and hybrid models?
Material requirements planning
Independent
Drum-buffer-rope
Kanban - answerIndependent: independent demand inventory ordering models include
fixed reorder cycles, fixed reorder quantities, optional replenishment, and hybrid
models, among others. Dependent demand inventory ordering models include material
requirements planning, kanban, and drum-buffer-rope.
What is the primary difference between enterprise resources planning (ERP) and
manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)?
ERP is computer-based, but MRP II is not.
ERP integrates additional business functions, including human resources, research and
development, logistics, and others.
ERP includes manufacturing information only.
ERP provides a balance between production, marketing, and information technology. -
answerERP integrates additional business functions, including human resources,
research and development, logistics, and others.: ERP provides more than just
manufacturing information; it integrates business functions like human resources,
research and development, and logistics. MRP II and ERP are both computer-based,
and both provide a balance between production, marketing, and information technology.
The day 56 log for a work center shows planned input of 14 hours, actual input of 16
hours, and a cumulative input variance of -2 hours. For the same day the planned
output was 15 hours, the actual output was 14 hours and the cumulative output variance
was -5 hours. The day 55 log showed the planned backlog was 7 hours and the actual
backlog was 6 hours. What is the planned backlog for day 56?
0 hours
6 hours
-7 hours
In 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 - answer 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 - answerWall-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 - answer1.6 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 = - answerScrap
= 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 - answerDelivery 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.
What type of demand inventory ordering model includes fixed reorder cycles, fixed
reorder quantities, optional replenishment, and hybrid models?
Material requirements planning
Independent
Drum-buffer-rope
Kanban - answerIndependent: independent demand inventory ordering models include
fixed reorder cycles, fixed reorder quantities, optional replenishment, and hybrid
models, among others. Dependent demand inventory ordering models include material
requirements planning, kanban, and drum-buffer-rope.
What is the primary difference between enterprise resources planning (ERP) and
manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)?
ERP is computer-based, but MRP II is not.
ERP integrates additional business functions, including human resources, research and
development, logistics, and others.
ERP includes manufacturing information only.
ERP provides a balance between production, marketing, and information technology. -
answerERP integrates additional business functions, including human resources,
research and development, logistics, and others.: ERP provides more than just
manufacturing information; it integrates business functions like human resources,
research and development, and logistics. MRP II and ERP are both computer-based,
and both provide a balance between production, marketing, and information technology.
The day 56 log for a work center shows planned input of 14 hours, actual input of 16
hours, and a cumulative input variance of -2 hours. For the same day the planned
output was 15 hours, the actual output was 14 hours and the cumulative output variance
was -5 hours. The day 55 log showed the planned backlog was 7 hours and the actual
backlog was 6 hours. What is the planned backlog for day 56?
0 hours
6 hours
-7 hours
