APICS CSCP Practice Test Questions
correctly answered to pass
A company manufactures a wide range of industrial and commercial cleaning supplies that it sells to
independent distributors that in turn sell to the end users. The market in which the company operates
demands a variety of package sizes and short delivery times. The action by the company that is most
consistent with its strategy and the demands of the marketplace in which it operates would be to: -
correct answer ✔✔convince key distributors to share demand data.
A toy manufacturer wants to use an auction to procure a large shipment of common screws at the
lowest possible cost. Which type of auction should the manufacturer use? - correct answer ✔✔Reverse
auction
An organization has pursued lean and Just-in-Time manufacturing and offshoring to a nearby low-labor-
cost country. Which of the following is a significant consequence of these actions on the organization's
supply chain? - correct answer ✔✔Increased risk
When scheduling a constrained resource, which of the following actions should be taken? - correct
answer ✔✔Ensure that there is a constant flow of work to the constrained resource.
An organization that uses standard costing is calculating the efficiency of its main manufacturing facility
over the last month. In any given week, the facility has 1,600 standard hours of work. The hours actually
worked over the last four weeks are as follows: week 1—1,689, week 2—1,547, week 3—1,590, week 4
—1,730. What is the total efficiency for the last four weeks? - correct answer ✔✔97.6%
Which could be used to produce a more accurate and useful SWOT analysis? - correct answer
✔✔Voluntary use of ISO 31000 Series Standards
A focus on quality, affordability, or availability indicates a focus on which of the following? - correct
answer ✔✔Customer value
An organization has decided to reduce the number of distribution warehouses it uses to fulfill customer
orders. What will be the most likely result? - correct answer ✔✔Total safety stock will decrease.
,Which of the following is a benefit of effective supply chain management? - correct answer ✔✔Reduced
variability of flows
A company wants to reduce the lead time of components and increase the on-time delivery
performance of suppliers. Which of the following processes needs to be implemented? - correct answer
✔✔Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR)
What can be done about the risk of non-malicious information system failures causing an inability to
conduct business for a period? - correct answer ✔✔Trade disruption insurance
Which of the following categories of cost would a retailer typically include in the cost of carrying
inventory? - correct answer ✔✔Spoilage
A company has stated in its annual business report that its management philosophy is based on the
principles of total quality management (TQM). In order to ensure that TQM is effectively implemented,
the company should focus on: - correct answer ✔✔meeting customer wants and needs.
Which is a best practice for expediting transportation? - correct answer ✔✔Track the percentage of
orders expedited and the marginal costs of expediting.
Volume growth is a key performance indicator for which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Product
merchandizing
Which of the following two warehouse functions share the same benefit of having consolidated, full-
trailer shipments into and/or out of the facility? - correct answer ✔✔Cross-dock and break-bulk
Which of the following statements about customer segmentation is true? - correct answer
✔✔Demographic segmentation is not based on data about actual customer buying behaviors.
Which would be the fastest way for a fashion clothing company to get to market while also minimizing
demand mismatch risks? - correct answer ✔✔Look at street trends and buy appropriate fabrics before
the runway season.
, How does demand-driven material requirements planning (DDMRP) minimize buffer inventories while
maintaining desired customer service levels? - correct answer ✔✔Dynamically adjusting buffer levels
based on daily reviews of how long customers will wait for orders
An advantage of cycle counting over annual physical inventory is: - correct answer ✔✔timely detection
of problems.
What will happen with a time-series forecast if strong seasonality is not removed prior to forecasting? -
correct answer ✔✔It will predict a downward swing in demand to keep on going down indefinitely.
A check cashing company has developed a strategic supply plan for opening a number of new stores. If a
risk assessment shows that many organizations are considering converting from paychecks to providing
payroll cards, avoiding the need for their service, the supply plan developer should: - correct answer
✔✔call out this risk to decision makers.
What needs to be phased out as part of an end-of-sales plan from a material requirements planning
perspective? - correct answer ✔✔Safety stocks and buffers
What technologies form the foundation of an intelligent supply chain because one provides input data at
a much finer grained level of detail than otherwise possible and the other enables each object providing
that data to have a "digital twin?" - correct answer ✔✔Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent asset
management (IAM)
A manufacturer in a highly competitive industry wants to improve efficiency and lower overall costs for
its products by increasing information sharing and collaboration with multiple suppliers and distribution
partners. It is exploring a business-to-business exchange to facilitate this effort. Which ownership model
would work best for the manufacturer? - correct answer ✔✔Virtual trading exchange
Organizations implementing a six sigma strategy are attempting to: - correct answer ✔✔reduce
variability.
An appropriate use of an advanced planning and scheduling (APS) system is: - correct answer
✔✔identifying constraints within a facility.
correctly answered to pass
A company manufactures a wide range of industrial and commercial cleaning supplies that it sells to
independent distributors that in turn sell to the end users. The market in which the company operates
demands a variety of package sizes and short delivery times. The action by the company that is most
consistent with its strategy and the demands of the marketplace in which it operates would be to: -
correct answer ✔✔convince key distributors to share demand data.
A toy manufacturer wants to use an auction to procure a large shipment of common screws at the
lowest possible cost. Which type of auction should the manufacturer use? - correct answer ✔✔Reverse
auction
An organization has pursued lean and Just-in-Time manufacturing and offshoring to a nearby low-labor-
cost country. Which of the following is a significant consequence of these actions on the organization's
supply chain? - correct answer ✔✔Increased risk
When scheduling a constrained resource, which of the following actions should be taken? - correct
answer ✔✔Ensure that there is a constant flow of work to the constrained resource.
An organization that uses standard costing is calculating the efficiency of its main manufacturing facility
over the last month. In any given week, the facility has 1,600 standard hours of work. The hours actually
worked over the last four weeks are as follows: week 1—1,689, week 2—1,547, week 3—1,590, week 4
—1,730. What is the total efficiency for the last four weeks? - correct answer ✔✔97.6%
Which could be used to produce a more accurate and useful SWOT analysis? - correct answer
✔✔Voluntary use of ISO 31000 Series Standards
A focus on quality, affordability, or availability indicates a focus on which of the following? - correct
answer ✔✔Customer value
An organization has decided to reduce the number of distribution warehouses it uses to fulfill customer
orders. What will be the most likely result? - correct answer ✔✔Total safety stock will decrease.
,Which of the following is a benefit of effective supply chain management? - correct answer ✔✔Reduced
variability of flows
A company wants to reduce the lead time of components and increase the on-time delivery
performance of suppliers. Which of the following processes needs to be implemented? - correct answer
✔✔Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR)
What can be done about the risk of non-malicious information system failures causing an inability to
conduct business for a period? - correct answer ✔✔Trade disruption insurance
Which of the following categories of cost would a retailer typically include in the cost of carrying
inventory? - correct answer ✔✔Spoilage
A company has stated in its annual business report that its management philosophy is based on the
principles of total quality management (TQM). In order to ensure that TQM is effectively implemented,
the company should focus on: - correct answer ✔✔meeting customer wants and needs.
Which is a best practice for expediting transportation? - correct answer ✔✔Track the percentage of
orders expedited and the marginal costs of expediting.
Volume growth is a key performance indicator for which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔Product
merchandizing
Which of the following two warehouse functions share the same benefit of having consolidated, full-
trailer shipments into and/or out of the facility? - correct answer ✔✔Cross-dock and break-bulk
Which of the following statements about customer segmentation is true? - correct answer
✔✔Demographic segmentation is not based on data about actual customer buying behaviors.
Which would be the fastest way for a fashion clothing company to get to market while also minimizing
demand mismatch risks? - correct answer ✔✔Look at street trends and buy appropriate fabrics before
the runway season.
, How does demand-driven material requirements planning (DDMRP) minimize buffer inventories while
maintaining desired customer service levels? - correct answer ✔✔Dynamically adjusting buffer levels
based on daily reviews of how long customers will wait for orders
An advantage of cycle counting over annual physical inventory is: - correct answer ✔✔timely detection
of problems.
What will happen with a time-series forecast if strong seasonality is not removed prior to forecasting? -
correct answer ✔✔It will predict a downward swing in demand to keep on going down indefinitely.
A check cashing company has developed a strategic supply plan for opening a number of new stores. If a
risk assessment shows that many organizations are considering converting from paychecks to providing
payroll cards, avoiding the need for their service, the supply plan developer should: - correct answer
✔✔call out this risk to decision makers.
What needs to be phased out as part of an end-of-sales plan from a material requirements planning
perspective? - correct answer ✔✔Safety stocks and buffers
What technologies form the foundation of an intelligent supply chain because one provides input data at
a much finer grained level of detail than otherwise possible and the other enables each object providing
that data to have a "digital twin?" - correct answer ✔✔Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent asset
management (IAM)
A manufacturer in a highly competitive industry wants to improve efficiency and lower overall costs for
its products by increasing information sharing and collaboration with multiple suppliers and distribution
partners. It is exploring a business-to-business exchange to facilitate this effort. Which ownership model
would work best for the manufacturer? - correct answer ✔✔Virtual trading exchange
Organizations implementing a six sigma strategy are attempting to: - correct answer ✔✔reduce
variability.
An appropriate use of an advanced planning and scheduling (APS) system is: - correct answer
✔✔identifying constraints within a facility.
