CPIM-Part-2 Practice Test Questions

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Which of the following activities represents waste in a system?


A. More kanbans with smaller quantities are added to the supply chain.


B. A kanban is eliminated from the system.


C. A production forecast is issued to the supplier.


D. A purchase order is issued to the supplier for each delivery requirement.





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


A. History shows that the quality level has been stable fromlotto lot.


B. The company uses one of its qualified suppliers.


C. Downstream operators encounter recurring defects.


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





In which of the following environments is capable-to-promise (CTP) more appropriate than available-to-promise (ATP)?


A. Consumer electronics sold through local retailers


B. Industrial supplies shipped from regional distribution centers (DCs)


C. Packaged foods sold in grocery stores


D. Specialty chemicals packaged and shipped to order





Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate to use to develop a forecast?


A. Delphi method


B. Moving average


C. Exponentialsmoothing


D. Time series decomposition





The horizon for forecasts that are input to the sales and operations planning (S&O0P) process should be long enough that:


A. cumulative forecast deviation approaches zero.


B. planned product launches can be incorporated.


C. required resources can be properly planned.


D. supply constraints can be resolved.





An advantage of adopting a capacity-leading strategy is that:


A. there is sufficient capacity to meet demand.


B. there is sufficient demand to consume capacity.


C. all demand is satisfied, and profit is maximized.


D. overcapacity problems are minimized.





Which of the following factors is considered a carrying cost?


A. Setup


B. Transportation


C. Obsolescence


D. Scrap rate





What is the shortest manufacturing lead time required for 10 units of Item A assuming that it must complete Operations10,20, and 30 in a work cell, and these operations require no set up time”?


A. 10 hours


B. 12 hours


C. 13 hours


D. 30 hours





Which of the following statements is true about the mean time between failures (MTBF) measure?


A. Itis used for non-repairable products.


B. An increase in MTBF is proportional to an increase in quality.


C. Itis a useful measure of reliability.


D. Itis the same as operating life or service life.





In the design and development of a manufacturing process, process engineers wouldmost likely be responsible fordecisions relating to:


A. lead times.


B. production capacity.


C. product reliability.


D. routing sequences.





A statistical safety stock calculation would be appropriate for:


A. components used in multiple end items.


B. new products at time of introduction.


C. end items with stable demand.


D. supply-constrained raw materials.





In a make-to-stock (MTS) environment, which of the following actions would improve thetrade-off between the cost ofinventory and the level of customer service?


A. Improving estimates of customer demand


B. Eliminating raw material stockouts


C. Decreasing the frozen time zone


D. Reducing manufacturing overtime






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