CMRP Exam, Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Standing Orders
Answer: Automatic delivery of a specific amount on a regular, pre-determined basis
Question 2: Blanket orders
Answer: long-term purchase commitment to a supplier for items that are to be delivered against short-term
releases to ship. Departments are responsible for calling the vendor to ship.
Question 3: Open Orders
Answer: Like blanket orders with less detail - used for boarder products like for hardware stores
Question 4: Electronic Requisitions
Answer: preferred methodology allowing requisitions to be created online and be transmitted to the
storeroom. Non-stock orders can be transmitted directly to the vendor
Question 5: Traveling Reqs
Answer: older version of a non-stock req. Hard copy, in-house, reusable req. Prepared by dep. to obtian
repeat, non-stock items that are regularly used
Question 6: Stock Req
Answer: Request for items carried in the warehouse/storeroom
Question 7: Non-stock req
Answer: Requests for items not carried in warehouse/storeroom
Question 8: FOB destination
Answer: Freight terms indicating that ownership of goods remains with the seller until the goods reach the
buyer.
Question 9: FOB shipping point
Answer: Freight terms indicating that ownership of goods passes to the buyer when the public carrier
accepts the goods from the seller.
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, Question 10: FOB destination, freight prepaid
Answer: The vendor pays the freight charges and owns the goods while in transit
Question 11: FOB shipping point, freight allowed
Answer: Title passes to facility when carrier picks-up, supplier pays freight
Question 12: Value Analysis
Answer: A process that determines the best and most economical procedures, products, equipment, or
services that will reliably and technologically meet the needs of the user while reducing overall costs.
Question 13: Purchasing Metrics
Answer: Measures and reports on performance - Dollars saved, customer satisfaction, cost avoidance,
Volume(lines purchased/contracts renewed on time), Quality measures - invoice discrepancies, % of
purchases on contract
Question 14: Random Request System
Answer: System in which a supply is delivered to the end user based on demand.
Question 15: emergency requisition system
Answer: System in which a requester travels to the site where the item is stored and then carries item back
to the department
Question 16: periodic automatic replenishment (PAR)
Answer: system by which desired level on hand is established and is returned to that level
Question 17: Manual PAR system
Answer: PAR area is inventoried on a periodic basis(daily, semi-weekly)
Question 18: Exchange cart system
Answer: desired inventory is placed on a cart in a specific location; a second, identical cart is switched out
with the depleted cart
Question 19: Case cart system
Answer: cart is prepared for one special surgical case with everything they need to perform procedure
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Question 1: Standing Orders
Answer: Automatic delivery of a specific amount on a regular, pre-determined basis
Question 2: Blanket orders
Answer: long-term purchase commitment to a supplier for items that are to be delivered against short-term
releases to ship. Departments are responsible for calling the vendor to ship.
Question 3: Open Orders
Answer: Like blanket orders with less detail - used for boarder products like for hardware stores
Question 4: Electronic Requisitions
Answer: preferred methodology allowing requisitions to be created online and be transmitted to the
storeroom. Non-stock orders can be transmitted directly to the vendor
Question 5: Traveling Reqs
Answer: older version of a non-stock req. Hard copy, in-house, reusable req. Prepared by dep. to obtian
repeat, non-stock items that are regularly used
Question 6: Stock Req
Answer: Request for items carried in the warehouse/storeroom
Question 7: Non-stock req
Answer: Requests for items not carried in warehouse/storeroom
Question 8: FOB destination
Answer: Freight terms indicating that ownership of goods remains with the seller until the goods reach the
buyer.
Question 9: FOB shipping point
Answer: Freight terms indicating that ownership of goods passes to the buyer when the public carrier
accepts the goods from the seller.
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, Question 10: FOB destination, freight prepaid
Answer: The vendor pays the freight charges and owns the goods while in transit
Question 11: FOB shipping point, freight allowed
Answer: Title passes to facility when carrier picks-up, supplier pays freight
Question 12: Value Analysis
Answer: A process that determines the best and most economical procedures, products, equipment, or
services that will reliably and technologically meet the needs of the user while reducing overall costs.
Question 13: Purchasing Metrics
Answer: Measures and reports on performance - Dollars saved, customer satisfaction, cost avoidance,
Volume(lines purchased/contracts renewed on time), Quality measures - invoice discrepancies, % of
purchases on contract
Question 14: Random Request System
Answer: System in which a supply is delivered to the end user based on demand.
Question 15: emergency requisition system
Answer: System in which a requester travels to the site where the item is stored and then carries item back
to the department
Question 16: periodic automatic replenishment (PAR)
Answer: system by which desired level on hand is established and is returned to that level
Question 17: Manual PAR system
Answer: PAR area is inventoried on a periodic basis(daily, semi-weekly)
Question 18: Exchange cart system
Answer: desired inventory is placed on a cart in a specific location; a second, identical cart is switched out
with the depleted cart
Question 19: Case cart system
Answer: cart is prepared for one special surgical case with everything they need to perform procedure
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