CSCP APICS Exam Questions and Free Practice Test

Question 55

- (Topic 3)
A car manufacturer has 40000 cars in inventory, of which 5000 are electric. The manufacturer expects to sell 5000 cars per day, of which 4000 are estimated to be gasoline cars. The days of supply for electric cars is:

A. 40 days.

B. 10 days.

C. 8 days.

D. 5 days.

Correct Answer:D

Question 56

- (Topic 1)
A firm supplies products and services to a wide variety of industries with varying requirements for responsiveness and reliability. Many customers across these industries are not satisfied with the firm’s ability to meet the lead time and on time delivery requirements. Which of the following tools is most appropriate for the firm to use to improve
customer service?

A. Customer service ratio metrics

B. Market segmentation

C. Customer relationship management (CRM)

D. Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR®)

Correct Answer:B

Question 57

- (Topic 2)
A manufacturer and the distributors of its products have decided to focus on price and product availability as strategic priorities. Which of the following values would be the most appropriate measure of customer service?

A. Manufacturer's volume flexibility

B. Order-fulfillment lead times

C. Distributors' order-fill rates

D. Supply chain inventory days of supply

Correct Answer:C

Question 58

- (Topic 3)
A company operates under a make-to-order policy, and its supplier operates under a make- to-stock policy. Which of the following risks poses the greatest threat?

A. Inventory risk for the company

B. Inventory risk for the supplier

C. Debt leverage risk for the company

D. Debt leverage risk for the supplier

Correct Answer:B

Question 59

- (Topic 3)
A key assumption of the economic order quantity (EOQ) is that:

A. future demand cannot be projected.

B. the rate of demand is continuous and constant.

C. reorder frequency is fixed.

D. as the lot size decreases, the setup cost per unit decreases.

Correct Answer:B

Question 60

- (Topic 1)
Maintaining a long-term collaborative relationship with a trading partner requires:

A. formal and informal communication.

B. interconnected information systems.

C. one partner regularly exercising power.

D. standardized terms of agreement.

Correct Answer:A

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