CPIM-8.0 Certified in Planning and Inventory Management Exam Dumps

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1. Which of the following environments is most suitable for the use of kanban systems?

Short product life cycles

High levels of customization

Intermittent production

Stable and predictable demand

2. In the design and development of a manufacturing process, process engineers would most likely be responsible for decisions relating to:

lead times.

production capacity.

product reliability.

routing sequences.

3. Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for a business unit with a low relative market share in a high-growth market?

Using excess cash generated to fund other business units

Investing in the acquisition of competitors

Investing in projects to maintain market share

Designing product improvements to protect market share

4. Based on the above table, calculate the mean absolute deviation (MAD).

-25

6.25

18.75

5. In which of the following situations would you use an X-bar chart?

Track the number of defects that are found in each unit.

Measure the difference between the largest and the smallest in a sample.

Determine the average value of a group of units.

Estimate a subgroup variation.

6. The question below is based on the following standard and actual data of a production order

Which of the following statements about variances is true?

The material price vanance for Component A is favorable by S10

The labor pnce variance is unfavorable by S20

The material usage variance for Component B is favorable by $36

The labor efficiency variance is favorable by S20

7. In a make-to-stock (MTS) environment, the master production schedule (MPS) Is usually a schedule of which of the following types of items?

Phantom items

Finished goods items

Component/subassembly items

Raw material items

8. A company implementing a localized multi-country strategy to increase market share should engage in which of the following actions?

Sell different product versions in different countries under different brand names.

Sell the same products under the same brand name worldwide.

Locate plants on the basis of maximum location advantage.

Use the best suppliers regardless of geographic location.

9. One of the benefits of Integrating a poka-yoke into the production process is that it can be used to:

facilitate mixed-model scheduling.

prevent defects.

Improve machine utilization.

enable one-piece flow.

10. If all other factors remain the same, when finished goods inventory investment is increased, service levels typically will:

remain the same.

increase in direct (linear) proportion.

increase at a decreasing rate.

increase at an increasing rate.

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11. Which of the following stock location systems would you use in a repetitive manufacturing, lean environment?

Fixed location

Floating location

Point-of-use storage

Central storage

12. Which of the following inventory management techniques is most responsive to changes in demand levels?

Two-bin system

Periodic review system

Cycle counting

ABC classification

13. In a lean environment, the batch-size decision for planning "A" items would be done by:

least total cost.

min-max system.

lot-for-lot (L4L).

periodic order quantity.

14. Which of the following is the fundamental difference between finite loading and other capacity planning approaches?

It is highly dependent on advanced computer software to function effectively.

It is only managed by shop floor supervisors.

It can use historical information to drive decision-making processes.

It considers adjustments to plans based on planned capacity utilization.

15. One way to mitigate liability risk in the supply chain is to:

negotiate lower component cost.

require traceability for components.

push inventory to supplier locations.

use less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments more frequently.

16. How would a master production schedule (MPS) be used In an assemble-to-order (ATO) manufacturing environment?

The MPS is used to plan subassemblies and components; end items are only scheduled when a customer order is received.

Subassemblies are scheduled in the MPS when the customer order is received, and production can start.

Typically, the MPS is not used in companies using an ATO manufacturing strategy.

Often In an ATO environment, the MPS is created once a year and only revised if a product is discontinued.

17. In Company XYZ, transaction-costing capability has been Integrated into the shop floor reporting system. A batch of 20 units was started in production. At the fourth operation, 20 units are reported as complete. At the fifth operation, 25 units are reported as complete. When all operations are complete, 20 units are checked into the stockroom.

If the error at the fifth operation is undetected, which of the following conditions will be true?

Stockroom inventory balance will be incorrect.

Operator efficiency for the fifth operation will be overstated.

Units in process will be understated.

Work-in-process (WIP) cost will be understated.

18. If fixed costs are §200,000 and 20,000 units are produced, a unit's fixed cost is §10. This is an example of:

variable costing.

activity-based costing (ABC).

absorption costing.

overhead costing.

19. The question below is based on the following information:

Work Center 1 has an available capacity of 1,200 hours per month.

Which of the following amounts represents the cumulative difference between the required capacity and the available capacity of Months 1 through 3?

150

1.250

3.750

20. In which of the following phases of the product life cycle is product price most effective in influencing demand?

Introduction

Growth

Maturity

Decline

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21. The production plan defines which of the following targets?

Sales forecast

Quantities of each product to be produced

Level of output to be produced

Business plans for the company

22. A statistical safety stock calculation would be appropriate for:

components used in multiple end items.

new products at time of introduction.

end items with stable demand.

supply-constrained raw materials.

23. For a company that uses first in, first out (FIFO) inventory accounting, the actual use in production of a recently arrived shipment of more expensive components rather than lower-cost components previously received will have which of the following results?

Higher cost of goods sold (COGS)

Lower COGS

No change to COGS

A violation of FIFO rules

24. Which of the following actions best supports a company's strategic focus on delivery speed to improve competitive advantage?

Maintaining high-capacity utilization

Developing flexible operations

Cross-training workers

Implementing rapid process improvements

25. Which of the following production activity control (PAC) techniques focuses on optimizing output?

Gantt chart

Priority sequencing rules

Theory of constraints (TOC) scheduling

Critical path management (CPM)

26. Components of an organization's Immediate industry and competitive environment Include:

political factors.

interest rates.

substitute products.

sociocultural forces.

27. Labor3 people

Work hours10 hours per day

Days4 days per week

Meetings with work area employees1/2 hour per day

Work area efficiency85%

Given the information above, what is the weekly theoretical capacity of this work area in hours?

102

114

120

28. The primary benefit that results from the cross-training of employees is:

improved flexibility.

improved capacity.

shortened lead time.

effective problem-solving.

29. Which of the following product design approaches are likely to reduce time to market for a global supply chain?

Concurrent engineering

Design for manufacture

Design for logistics

Quality function deployment (QFD)

30. The demand for an item has increasing forecast error, whereas all other factors remain constant.

Which of the following remains constant while maintaining the same customer service level?

Reorder point(ROP)

Safety stock

Inventory investment

Safety factor

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31. During the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, which of the following tasks is the primary responsibility of the functional representatives on the supply planning team?

Identifying reasons why the demand plan is not realistic

Communicating when an event will prevent meeting the supply plan

Ensuring that the functional objectives are considered when developing the plans

Understanding how to use the plan to improve functional performance

32. Global outsourcing and shared suppliers serving an industry are drivers of which category of risk?

Supply disruptions

Forecast inaccuracy

Procurement problems

Loss of intellectual property

33. The primary purpose for engaging in cycle count activities is to:

eliminate the need for a traditional physical inventory count.

more frequently reconcile the actual on-hand and system on-hand for items.

smooth out the tasks of counting inventory throughout the fiscal year.

improve material handling processes and reduce or eliminate errors.

34. An order winner during the growth stage of a product's life cycle is:

variety.

availability.

dependability.

price.

35. Which of the following items does the master scheduler have the authority to change in the master scheduling process?

Product mix

Aggregate volume

Engineering change effectivity date

Customer order quantities

36. Which of the following prioritization rules will have the greatest impact In reducing the number of orders In queue?

Critical ratio

Shortest processing time

Fewest operations remaining

First come, first served

37. What priority control technique is most appropriate for a firm using a cellular production system?

Shortest processing time (SPT) rule

Distribution requirements planning (DRP)

Pull production activity control (PAC)

Push production activity control (PAC)

38. Which of the following circumstances would cause a move from acceptance sampling to 100% inspection?

History shows that the quality level has been stable from lot to lot.

The company uses one of its qualified suppliers.

Downstream operators encounter recurring defects.

The percent of defects is expected to be greater than 5%.

39. Which of the following systems would be the most cost-efficient for inventory management of a low value item?

Order point

Material requirements planning (MRP)

Periodic review

Economic order quantity (EOQ)

40. The costs provided in the table below are associated with buying a quantity larger than immediately needed.

What Is the total landed cost based on this table?

Cost CategoryCost

Custom fees$125

Freight$700

Warehouse rent$200

Matenal cost$500

$825

$1,325

$1,400

$1,525

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41. A work center has 3 machines that are all run at the same time with a single worker. The work center has an efficiency of 75% and a utilization of 100%.

What is the work center's capacity in standard hours for an 8-hour shift?

6 hours

8 hours

18 hours

24 hours

42. Which of the following benefits typically will be realized when switching from a functional to a cellular layout?

Equipment utilization will be higher.

Quality inspections will be reduced.

Capital expenditures will be reduced.

Products will have faster throughput.

43. For a process that is outside its upper control limit (UCL), which of the following techniques would best be used to return the process under control?

Conduct a Pareto analysis

Plan-do-check-action (PDCA)

Plot histograms

Monitor control charts

44. Which of the following statements is an assumption on which the economic order quantity (EOQ) model is based?

Customer demand is known but seasonal.

Items are purchased and/or produced continuously and not in batches.

Order preparation costs and inventory-carrying costs are constant and known.

Holding costs, as a percentage of the unit cost, are variable.

45. Which of the following capacity planning methods uses the master production schedule (MPS) as its primary input?

Resource planning

Rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP)

Finite loading

Input/output analysis

CPIM-8.0 Certified in Planning and Inventory Management Exam Dumps

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