CSCP Online Practice Questions and Answers

In an advanced planning system, which of the following modules feeds the master planning module?

A. Purchasing planning

B. Demand planning

C. Distribution planning

D. Fulfillment planning

Which of the following statements best characterizes the use of the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model?

A. It is used as a reference model for distribution planning

B. It is used to describe and improve any supply chain

C. It is a required reference for reverse logistics

D. It is a requirement for ISO 9000 standards

A company that manufactures complex mechanical assemblies to customer order and ships them directly to the customer is implementing manufacturing cells. The benefit most likely to result from this effort is a reduction in the:

A. number of component shortages.

B. production planning horizon.

C. time to fill customer orders.

D. response time to a request for quote.

Which of the following planning systems would the demand forecast typically be fed into first?

A. DRP

B. MPS

C. MRP

D. CRP

E. business plan

Replacing a raw material in a manufacturing process with an alternate material that reduces emissions is an example of using:

A. the global reporting initiative (GRI).

B. recycling.

C. rework.

D. life cycle assessment (LCA).

An item must be added to inventory to support new business. Which of the following inputs should be considered to determine minimum inventory level?

A. Consumption rate

B. Qualified supplier

C. ABC classification

D. Number of sales transactions

Which of the following factors is a measure of supply chain reliability?

A. Order-fulfillment cycle time

B. Perfect order fulfillment rate

C. Upside supply chain flexibility

D. Downside supply chain adaptability

Which of the following Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model performance metrics would be most appropriate for an organization with the supply chain capability to align its strategy with changes in the marketplace?

A. Perfect order fulfillment

B. Order fulfillment cycle time

C. Supply chain management cost

D. Upside supply chain flexibility

When doing international business, a company's total line-haul costs will vary with the:

A. weight shipped.

B. distance shipped.

C. pallets shipped.

D. volume shipped.

Use of which of the following tools most likely would promote a shift in focus from single function to cross-functional planning?

A. Just-in-time (JIT) production

B. Six sigma quality

C. Lean production

D. Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model