NIGP-CPP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
A fee charged by a carrier against a consignee, consignor, or other responsible party to
compensate for the detention of the carrier's equipment in excess of allowable free time
for loading, unloading, re-consigning, or stopping in transit. The term is also used by
suppliers of material delivered in a variety of returnable containers, such as gas
cylinders, rail containers, and equipment - Answer-Demurrage
Loose wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship's
hold. - Answer-Dunnage
A term in international commercial law specifying at what point respective obligations,
costs, and risk involved in the delivery of goods shift from the seller to the buyer under
the Incoterms standard published by the International Chamber of Commerce. -
Answer-FOB
The is the term for a third-party logistics provider that manages the transportation needs
of another organization. - Answer-3PL
A legally required document that parties involved must complete before a shipment can
be allowed to deliver its goods. It serves as a protection for both carrier and the shipper
since it contains a detailed description of the exact weight of the shipment, its exact
value, its type, the quantity, and destination of the materials being transported. The
carrier will be the one to issue the document that will be submitted to the shipper of the
goods. - Answer-Bill of Lading
Long-lasting goods a firm acquires and owns but does not consume in the ordinary
course of business. These may include assets such as machines, trucks, large
computers, and office furniture. Items will have a minimum useful service life of one
year or more; have a certain threshold identified by policy and contribute value to an
agency's business. - Answer-Capital Equipment
A supply chain, you recycle all the components when the product reaches the end of its
usable life. - Answer-Closed-looped supply chain
A method of maintaining several smaller warehouses spread out to different areas in
order to better serve different markets or stocking different products. - Answer-
Decentralized Warehouse
The time elapsed from order placement to receipt of commodity. This includes the
activities of order transmittal, processing, preparation and shipping. When there are
multiple links between organization and supplier, lead time is the sum of all lead times.
,Congested airways, highways and waterways are always a factor in estimating delivery
lead times. Lead time is the total time it takes to complete a series of tasks within a
process. - Answer-Lead Time
Reuse - Answer-Transfer, redeploy within the entity;
Return - Answer-Trade-in to a supplier for credit toward a new purchase;
Recondition - Answer-Refurbish for use within the entity;
Resell - Answer-Sale through auction (live or online) or competitive process
(bid/proposal);
Reclaim - Answer-Sale as scrap;
Recycle - Answer-Convert material to reuse
Remove - Answer-Trash or donation.
When meeting with the facilities manager, a senior buyer is told that a contract is
needed for a local delivery service. What information would be needed by the buyer?
o Whether the agency's own facilities staff can do it themselves.
o How often deliveries are required and to what locations.
o The priority of the contract compared to those already existing.
o Whether they have received the proper approval for the contract. - Answer-How often
deliveries are required and to what locations.
The state's central warehouse stores the same items in a consistent, designated space
each time they are received. This is known as:
o Dedicated Location
o Sound Warehousing
o Best Location
o Fixed Location - Answer-Fixed Location
Maria, the city's warehouse manager, is trying to determine the best order quantity of
lawn mower repair parts that the Building & Grounds Department uses. Which of the
following is the most relevant consideration?
o Seasonal changes in use.
o The department's preferred supplier.
o Location of the supplier.
o Supplier's lead time for delivery. - Answer-Seasonal changes in use.
Sara is looking for alternative ways to provide materials to the point of use other
warehousing and delivering them for her entity. Her goal is to have suppliers provide
inventory items, but she doesn't want to purchase them until the items are used. A valid
option for Sara to consider is:
, o Just-In-Time Delivery
o The Delphi Technique
o Maintenance and Repair Inventory Operations
o Cycle Counting - Answer-Just-In-Time Delivery
Nancy is discussing the importance of lifecycle management processes for capital
assets with her colleagues in the warehouse. Which of the following reasons is NOT
something she should focus on during the conversation?
Lifecycle management processes maximize consumable opportunity.
Lifecycle management processes minimize asset lifecycle costs.
Lifecycle management processes assume a certain number of economic years.
Lifecycle management processes maximize asset contribution. - Answer-Lifecycle
management processes maximize consumable opportunity.
An assessment tool that measures how you respond to challenges, how you influence
others, your preferred pace for speaking and processing, and how you respond to rules
and procedures. - Answer-DISC
The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone
or something, or the effect itself - Answer-Influence
Is something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition; something or
someone that makes something happen or exist. - Answer-Cause
A sign of the existence of something else. Something that indicates the existence of
something else. - Answer-Symptom:
Deals with influencing people. - Answer-Leadership
Focuses on maintaining systems and processes. - Answer-Management
Deal with setting the parameters under which a project or organization goals will be
achieved. - Answer-Administration
Five levels of leadership - Answer-Position, permission, production, People
development, pinnacle
Rights. People follow because they have to. This is the lowest level of leadership. -
Answer-Position
Relationships. People follow because they want to. At this level, people give you
permission to lead them because they give you their trust based on the integrity that you
modeled. - Answer-Permission
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A fee charged by a carrier against a consignee, consignor, or other responsible party to
compensate for the detention of the carrier's equipment in excess of allowable free time
for loading, unloading, re-consigning, or stopping in transit. The term is also used by
suppliers of material delivered in a variety of returnable containers, such as gas
cylinders, rail containers, and equipment - Answer-Demurrage
Loose wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship's
hold. - Answer-Dunnage
A term in international commercial law specifying at what point respective obligations,
costs, and risk involved in the delivery of goods shift from the seller to the buyer under
the Incoterms standard published by the International Chamber of Commerce. -
Answer-FOB
The is the term for a third-party logistics provider that manages the transportation needs
of another organization. - Answer-3PL
A legally required document that parties involved must complete before a shipment can
be allowed to deliver its goods. It serves as a protection for both carrier and the shipper
since it contains a detailed description of the exact weight of the shipment, its exact
value, its type, the quantity, and destination of the materials being transported. The
carrier will be the one to issue the document that will be submitted to the shipper of the
goods. - Answer-Bill of Lading
Long-lasting goods a firm acquires and owns but does not consume in the ordinary
course of business. These may include assets such as machines, trucks, large
computers, and office furniture. Items will have a minimum useful service life of one
year or more; have a certain threshold identified by policy and contribute value to an
agency's business. - Answer-Capital Equipment
A supply chain, you recycle all the components when the product reaches the end of its
usable life. - Answer-Closed-looped supply chain
A method of maintaining several smaller warehouses spread out to different areas in
order to better serve different markets or stocking different products. - Answer-
Decentralized Warehouse
The time elapsed from order placement to receipt of commodity. This includes the
activities of order transmittal, processing, preparation and shipping. When there are
multiple links between organization and supplier, lead time is the sum of all lead times.
,Congested airways, highways and waterways are always a factor in estimating delivery
lead times. Lead time is the total time it takes to complete a series of tasks within a
process. - Answer-Lead Time
Reuse - Answer-Transfer, redeploy within the entity;
Return - Answer-Trade-in to a supplier for credit toward a new purchase;
Recondition - Answer-Refurbish for use within the entity;
Resell - Answer-Sale through auction (live or online) or competitive process
(bid/proposal);
Reclaim - Answer-Sale as scrap;
Recycle - Answer-Convert material to reuse
Remove - Answer-Trash or donation.
When meeting with the facilities manager, a senior buyer is told that a contract is
needed for a local delivery service. What information would be needed by the buyer?
o Whether the agency's own facilities staff can do it themselves.
o How often deliveries are required and to what locations.
o The priority of the contract compared to those already existing.
o Whether they have received the proper approval for the contract. - Answer-How often
deliveries are required and to what locations.
The state's central warehouse stores the same items in a consistent, designated space
each time they are received. This is known as:
o Dedicated Location
o Sound Warehousing
o Best Location
o Fixed Location - Answer-Fixed Location
Maria, the city's warehouse manager, is trying to determine the best order quantity of
lawn mower repair parts that the Building & Grounds Department uses. Which of the
following is the most relevant consideration?
o Seasonal changes in use.
o The department's preferred supplier.
o Location of the supplier.
o Supplier's lead time for delivery. - Answer-Seasonal changes in use.
Sara is looking for alternative ways to provide materials to the point of use other
warehousing and delivering them for her entity. Her goal is to have suppliers provide
inventory items, but she doesn't want to purchase them until the items are used. A valid
option for Sara to consider is:
, o Just-In-Time Delivery
o The Delphi Technique
o Maintenance and Repair Inventory Operations
o Cycle Counting - Answer-Just-In-Time Delivery
Nancy is discussing the importance of lifecycle management processes for capital
assets with her colleagues in the warehouse. Which of the following reasons is NOT
something she should focus on during the conversation?
Lifecycle management processes maximize consumable opportunity.
Lifecycle management processes minimize asset lifecycle costs.
Lifecycle management processes assume a certain number of economic years.
Lifecycle management processes maximize asset contribution. - Answer-Lifecycle
management processes maximize consumable opportunity.
An assessment tool that measures how you respond to challenges, how you influence
others, your preferred pace for speaking and processing, and how you respond to rules
and procedures. - Answer-DISC
The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone
or something, or the effect itself - Answer-Influence
Is something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition; something or
someone that makes something happen or exist. - Answer-Cause
A sign of the existence of something else. Something that indicates the existence of
something else. - Answer-Symptom:
Deals with influencing people. - Answer-Leadership
Focuses on maintaining systems and processes. - Answer-Management
Deal with setting the parameters under which a project or organization goals will be
achieved. - Answer-Administration
Five levels of leadership - Answer-Position, permission, production, People
development, pinnacle
Rights. People follow because they have to. This is the lowest level of leadership. -
Answer-Position
Relationships. People follow because they want to. At this level, people give you
permission to lead them because they give you their trust based on the integrity that you
modeled. - Answer-Permission
