CPIM EXAM - Basics of Supply Chain
Management
Routing - answer The path work follows from work center to work center as it is
completed
Work center load can be best defined as: - answer The amount of work released to a
work center
A company's strategic plan: - answer is a statement of goals and objectives for a long
range period
Planning bills can be best described as - answer grouping like items together for
planning
Supplier lead time - answer the time it takes for the supplier to create the product after
the receipt of the purchase order
The particular channel in which goods move describes: - answerDistribution channel
THE MPS HAS MORE DETAIL THAN THE PRODUCTION PLAN. - answer
Which of the following would best describe the term "fair price"? - answerA competitive
price in the market at which the supplier and buyer can make a profit
Net requirements are - answerGross requirements - scheduled receipts - available
inventory
What are the following objectives when establishing the MPS? - answerEfficient use of
resources, high customer service levels, and efficient use of inventory
What does bias mean? - answerActual demand consistently varies from forecast; either
above or below
A supplier certification verifies that a supplier - answermaintains, improves and
documents effective procedures
The attributes of the product or service that cause a customer to buy from a company
are called the - answerorder winners
Each distribution center places orders from central supply as they are needed. This is
called: - answerpull system
, The key driver in a Total Quality Management (TQM) company should be: -
answercustomer needs
Of all the times associated with manufacturing lead times, which generally takes the
most time in intermittent manufacturing? - answerQueue time
Which of the following best defines throughput? - answerThe total volume of production
passing through a facility.
The last operation is scheduled for completion on the due date. Other previous
operations are scheduled so that the due date can be met. This describes -
answerBackward scheduling
Which of the following would be true in regards to bottleneck work centers? -
answerThroughput is controlled by the bottleneck
A company needs to increase production in the current week to meet a customer
request. The quickest way to accomplish this is to - answerwork overtime
Items purchased or manufactured in quantities larger than needed result in inventory
called - answerlot-size inventory
A company needs to produce 4000 units over the next two months. There are 21
working days in the first month and 19 working days in the second month. What must
the daily rate be with a level strategy? - answer100
Available to promise can be best defined as - answerinventory and planned production
not already committed
In order to back schedule, which of the following information is necessary? -
answerQuantity and due dates, set up and run times for each operation, and queue,
wait and move times
The throughput of a manufacturing process is determined by - answeroverloaded work
centers
Which of the following best describes the ABC approach to inventory control? -
answerHave plenty of "C" parts.
The movement of finished goods from production to the customer is - answerphysical
distribution
Sometimes a common unit of measure is not available for use in measuring output. In
these cases, what measure output. In these cases, what measure would be used? -
answerStandard time
Management
Routing - answer The path work follows from work center to work center as it is
completed
Work center load can be best defined as: - answer The amount of work released to a
work center
A company's strategic plan: - answer is a statement of goals and objectives for a long
range period
Planning bills can be best described as - answer grouping like items together for
planning
Supplier lead time - answer the time it takes for the supplier to create the product after
the receipt of the purchase order
The particular channel in which goods move describes: - answerDistribution channel
THE MPS HAS MORE DETAIL THAN THE PRODUCTION PLAN. - answer
Which of the following would best describe the term "fair price"? - answerA competitive
price in the market at which the supplier and buyer can make a profit
Net requirements are - answerGross requirements - scheduled receipts - available
inventory
What are the following objectives when establishing the MPS? - answerEfficient use of
resources, high customer service levels, and efficient use of inventory
What does bias mean? - answerActual demand consistently varies from forecast; either
above or below
A supplier certification verifies that a supplier - answermaintains, improves and
documents effective procedures
The attributes of the product or service that cause a customer to buy from a company
are called the - answerorder winners
Each distribution center places orders from central supply as they are needed. This is
called: - answerpull system
, The key driver in a Total Quality Management (TQM) company should be: -
answercustomer needs
Of all the times associated with manufacturing lead times, which generally takes the
most time in intermittent manufacturing? - answerQueue time
Which of the following best defines throughput? - answerThe total volume of production
passing through a facility.
The last operation is scheduled for completion on the due date. Other previous
operations are scheduled so that the due date can be met. This describes -
answerBackward scheduling
Which of the following would be true in regards to bottleneck work centers? -
answerThroughput is controlled by the bottleneck
A company needs to increase production in the current week to meet a customer
request. The quickest way to accomplish this is to - answerwork overtime
Items purchased or manufactured in quantities larger than needed result in inventory
called - answerlot-size inventory
A company needs to produce 4000 units over the next two months. There are 21
working days in the first month and 19 working days in the second month. What must
the daily rate be with a level strategy? - answer100
Available to promise can be best defined as - answerinventory and planned production
not already committed
In order to back schedule, which of the following information is necessary? -
answerQuantity and due dates, set up and run times for each operation, and queue,
wait and move times
The throughput of a manufacturing process is determined by - answeroverloaded work
centers
Which of the following best describes the ABC approach to inventory control? -
answerHave plenty of "C" parts.
The movement of finished goods from production to the customer is - answerphysical
distribution
Sometimes a common unit of measure is not available for use in measuring output. In
these cases, what measure output. In these cases, what measure would be used? -
answerStandard time
