1、CPIM供应链资格考试题库含答案The question below is based on the following information: Which of the followingdistributions would be the central warehouse allocation of 120 units of inventory to districtwarehouses A, B, and C if the equal run-out method were used?Warehouse Daily usage On-hand inventoryA 10 60B 30
2、 160C 20 14020 units to A, 60 units to B, 40 units to C20 units to A, 80 units to B, 20 units to C （）100 units to A, 0 units to B, 20 units to C20 units to A, 53 units to B, 47 units to CA warehouse has 20,000 orders per year with an average of 10 line items per order. The warehouse experiences 800
3、backorders per year averaging 5 line items per backorder. What level of customer service is achieved when the percentage of line items shipped onschedule is used?96%97%98% （正确答案）99%Which of the following communicates in-transit inventories to a warehouse?Bill of distributionMaster scheduleOrder ackn
4、owledgment to warehouseDistribution requirements planning （）Which of the following data is an input to distribution requirements planning?Location pointsOrder valueShipping schedulesInterplant demand （正确答案）Which of the following issues is most likely to lead to the use of a short-term, rather than l
5、ong-term,forecasting process?How to respond to a competitors test marketing of a new product （正确答案）How to configure the supply chain to support a new market segmentWhether to outsource a capital-intensive subassembly processWhether to take a price-leadership or a product-differentiation postureWhich
6、 of the following factors has the greatest effect on the length of the forecast horizon?Cumulative product lead timePurpose of the forecast （正确答案）Frequency of forecast revisionSize of forecast periodWhich of the following statements about both econometric models and market research is true?They can
7、be used in place of adaptive smoothingThey are useful in aggregate planning （）They are useful in forecasting at the stockkeeping unit levelThey are examples of intrinsic forecasting techniquesWhen quantitative data are being evaluated, a very small bias in a forecast can best be explained by which o
8、f the following statements?The absolute values of all forecast errors were approximately equal.The variability of forecast data was skewedA very small alpha factor was used.Positive forecast errors approximately offset negative forecast errors （）The forecast tracking signal is the ratio of the:cumul
9、ative error to the MAD. （）cumulative error to the forecastforecast to the MADstandard deviation to the MADA demand filter can best be used for which of the following purposes?To remove seasonal variability from forecast dataTo remove scrap loss from a work center historyTo adjust the alpha factorTo
10、flag a large order （）Elements calculated in the master scheduling process includeallocations.time fences.service-parts forecastavailable-to-promise （）Available-to-promise data facilitates the process ofinventory planningcapacity planningforecastingorder entry （正确选项）A bill of resources typically cont
11、ains information about a productsinventory balanceskey work centers （）production schedulecomplete list of componentsWhich of the following actions is best for a company to take when a 2-week plant shutdown for retooling is planned for the next year?Increase planned production （正确答案）Alter the strateg
12、ic planIncrease material requirements planning safety-stock levelsDecrease the planned sales level during the shutdownThe most effective way to cope with uncertainty of demand and to improve customer service is to reduce:lead times （正确答案）backlogssafety stockproduct optionsWhich of the following tool
13、s is used to accommodate forecast errors when developing the master production schedule?Planning time fenceFirm planned ordersSafety stock （）Available-to-promiseIn an assemble-to-order environment, which of the following factors is most significant in determining which items should be master schedul
14、ed?Size of the forecast errorLength of the master schedule horizonNumber of levels in the bill of materialNumber of product options （正确答案）Rough-cut capacity planning is best used to:determine labor requirementsestablish order prioritiesassess the load on a work centerevaluate the master production s
15、chedule （正确选项）The question below is based on the following information: Which of the following weekly production rates best supports these criteria?In a repetitive manufacturing environment where a level production rate must be maintained, the following customer backog must be satisfied with NO late
16、 shipment;Week Customer backlog qty1 782 683 904 585 56707880 （）90Translation of a master production schedule directly into key resources results in a:bill of laborproduction schedulefinal assembly schedulerough-cut capacity plan （正确选项）Which of the following statements is true about items that appea
17、r on a final assembly schedule?They are used as input to the production planThey are released without regard for component availabilityThey are stated in terms of end items or customer orders （正确选项）They do not appear on a shipment scheduleIn a capacity-constrained situation, which of the following a
18、ctions is best to take if marketing wants to increase production of a master schedule item?Increase production of the item, but do not make any other changesIncrease production of the item, and decrease production of another item （）Increase production of the item, and change the production planIf th
19、e item is within the demand time fence, let the computer make the changeautomaticallyIf the master production schedule is overstated, which of the following short-term actions is most appropriate?The demand time fence should be moved outLot sizes should be decreasedSafety stocks should be decreasedF
20、irm planned orders should be rescheduled （正确答案）In an assemble-to-order environment, which of the following indicators is most appropriatefor measuring the effectiveness of the master scheduling process?Number of stockoutsCapacity utilizationCustomer order fill rate （正确答案）Aggregate inventoryProductio
21、n is being planned to emphasize the utilization of a critical and very expensivepiece of capital equipment. Which of the following production planning strategies should beused?ChaseLevel （）Cost-basedCombinationSales and operations planning in a make-to-stock environment is concerned with projectingi
22、tem forecastsinventory （）backlogbookingsWhich of the following forecasting methods is most appropriate for projecting demand for aproduct family?Single exponential smoothingPyramid （正确答案）FocusSimple averageThe greatest risk of aggregating product families at too high of a level for sales andoperatio
23、ns planning is that:it will be more difficult to reconcile the sales plans with the business planimbalances between the demand plan and resources may not be visible （正确答案）the resource planning process will be more complicatedthe sales forecasts will not be as accurate for the larger product families
24、In a make-to-order environment, if cumulative production exceeds cumulative demand,which of the following outcomes will result?Inventory will increaseThe backlog will increaseExcess capacity will existThe backlog will decrease （正确选项）Which of the following inputs to the demand planning phase of sales
25、 and operationsplanning typically is most important for a product line that is made to customer order?Statistical information about historical salesAn analysis of past forecast errorsInformation about planned pricing actionsSales force input about customer plans （）A firm uses the level production pl
26、anning approach to produce a product family to stock.Senior management has requested that the finished-goods inventory for the product familybe reduced by 18% over the sales and operations planning horizon. Which of the followingstatements best describes the relationship between total demand and tot
27、al productionrequired for the product family over the planning horizon?There is not sufficient data to determine the relationshipTotal production required will be greater than total demandTotal production required and demand will be equalTotal production required will be less than total demand （正确选项
28、）Which of the following processes typically is linked directly to the customer-order processing component of demand management for a firm that finishes and packages goods to customer order?Master scheduling （正确答案）Detailed material planningBusiness planningResource planningWhich of the following type
29、s of activities links the marketplace, sister plants, warehouses and distribution channels?Sales managForecast managementResource managementDemand management （正确答案）A company is transitioning from a make-to-stock production environment to a finish-to-order production environment. Which of the followi
30、ng outcomes is most likely to occur as a result of the transition?Forecasts will become more detailedPlanning or phantom bills of material will be created （正确答案）Less training will be required in the distribution centersInventory levels will be increasedThe production plan relates to a firms financia
31、l planning because it is used to:calculate standard product costsdetermine variable costsproject payroll costsidentify future cash needs （）The resource profile approach to rough-cut capacity planning is desirable in the manufacture of parts with lengthy lead times because the approach:uses detailed
32、data about time standards for each product at the key resourcesassumes that all components are built in the same period as the end itemconsiders the historical portion of the total plant time requiredtime phases labor requirements （正确选项）An outcome of top managements participation in sales and operat
33、ions planning involves the:investigation of detailed trade-offs by top managementdefinition of trade-offs by top managementdelegation of trade-off resolutions to middle managementresolution of broad trade-offs by top management （）Which of the following groups receives the LEAST benefit from extendin
34、g the demand planning time fence in the master schedule?ManufacturingShippingCustomers （）Production schedulingThe primary purpose of a pre-sales and operations planning meeting between representatives from different business functions is to:reconcile differences in recommendations （正确答案）discuss chan
35、ges in demand for end itemsprepare recommendations for the demand planning phaseprepare recommendations for the supply planning phaseWhich of the following outcomes indicates the effectiveness of a master schedule?The number of product families is in the range of 5 to 15.The master schedule meets th
36、e target level of responsiveness. （正确选项）Customer service performance measures are reviewed regularly.Finance and accounting participate in the development of the master schedule.Identification of performance problems in providing a high line-item service ratio provides anopportunity to:address imbal
37、ances in the customer order miximprove order-promising information （）redesign sales and marketing incentivesreduce customer-demanded delivery timeWhich of the following inputs is important to forecasts used in the sales and operations planning process?Customer plans （）Inventory levelsCapacity constr
38、aintsSales quotasWhich of the following activities would enhance a customer relationship management program?Moving from a make-to-order strategy to a make-to-stock strategyUsing an exponential smoothing forecastCollecting point-of-sale data （正确选项）Implementing an enterprise resources planning systemS
39、ince introducing distribution requirements planning, management at a company has had increased complaints from staff at satellite warehouses that the variances of local demandare being ignored, and they often are unable to meet demand. An effective response from management would be to:implement an A
40、BC inventory management strategyincrease safety stock at the central warehouse of items that are repeatedly out of stockallow adjustments to the forecast based on input relating to local sales activity （正确选项）permit last-minute changes to the production scheduleWhich of the following objectives is a
41、critical performance measurement in distribution network logistics?Increasing the service level （）Increasing cash-to-cash cycle timeIncreasing inventory days of supplyDecreasing inventory turnoverIn a make-to-stock environment, which of the following factors is a key determinant of inventory levels
42、necessary to support customer demand?Service level （正确选项）Capable-to-promiseAvailable-to-promiseService costsA single-level, centralized distribution network would be most appropriate for a firm whose products are:large, and with a long required delivery time （正确答案）large, expensive, and with a high l
43、evel of demandheavy, inexpensive, and with a short required delivery timesmall, inexpensive, and distributed throughout the worldThe question below is based on the distribution center requirements shown below: How many units of product X should be planned to satisfy the demand for period 6?Lead time
44、=2 periodsLot size=20SS=20PD Period1 2 3 4 5 6Forecast 40 10 30 60 50 80PAB 50 30 20 30 30Planned receipt 20 0 40 60Planned orders 40 6010080 （正确选项）6040Which of the following costs is most likely to decrease when the number of warehouses in a distribution network increases?Inventory costsPackaging c
45、ostsTransportation costs （）Handling costsWhich of the following criteria is used to determine safety stock in a distribution center?Seasonal index valueAlpha factor levelEconomic order quantityProbability of stocking out （正确选项）Which of the following items is required for making realistic customer pr
46、omises?Feasible master schedules （）Procedures for managing abnormal demandFinished-goods safety stockFinished-goods safety stockA firm manufactures four product families in a single facility using one production line for each product family. It has selected the hybrid approach to production planning
47、 and has specified that there will be no more than four changes in production rates per production line in a year. Resource planning will have to be performed for:each item when there is a change in the production rate for the familyeach production line for each month in the production planning horizoneach product family and production line weeklyeach product family when there is a change in the production rate for the family （）Which of the following considerations is most important when selecting forecasting software?Computational speedCost of data storageAbility
