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CPIM Exam Practice Questions

Test your knowledge of the CPIM curriculum with this mini-quiz!

Basics of Supply Chain Management

1. Which of the following is generally a function of the physical distribution system?

A. production activity control
B. production planning
C. packaging
D. bill of material

2. A forecast is typically more accurate for

A. groups of items rather than for individual items
B. daily rather than monthly periods of time
C. physical units rather than monetary units
D. far out in the future rather than nearer time periods

Master Planning of Resources

3. The removal of outliers from demand data to provide a reasonable historical base from which to forecast is called...

A. regression
B. time series decomposition
C. filtering
D. smoothing

4. Which of the following is used to convert the master production schedule into detail requirements?

A. production planning
B. rough-cut capacity planning
C. production activity control
D. material requirements planning

Detailed Scheduling and Planning

5. End-of-line inspection often fails to improve quality for which of the following reasons?

A. It requires extensive personnel.
B. It lacks source accountability.
C. It excludes quality circles.
D. Its costs are significant

6. Materials should be moved from point of manufacture to point of use when

A. production is completed at point of manufacture
B. the materials are needed at point of use
C. material handling equipment is available
D. material at point of use is zero

Execution and Control of Operations

7. Which of the following would be manufactured in a continuous-production process?

A. combines
B. clothing
C. vitamins
D. gasoline

8. Which of the following statements is true about obtaining a high level of accuracy for inventory records?

A. It would usually lead to a reduction of inventory levels.
B. It is not necessary to achieve because of safety stocks and safety lead time.
C. It would result in savings that are likely to be small and difficult to determine.
D. It is probably impossible to achieve and will be costly to obtain.

Strategic Management of Resources

9. When a company is pursuing a program to achieve manufacturing excellence, which of the following objectives should receive the highest priority?

A. delivery reliability
B. quality improvement
C. cost reduction
D. volume flexibility

10. Which of the following is most likely to be the order winner in the early stages of a product's life cycle?

A. quality
B. design
C. support
D. price

Answer key

1-C, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D, 5-B, 6-B, 7-D, 8-A, 9-B, 10-B