Exam 3: APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional

Which of the following consequences is a result of shipping directly from the point of manufacture to the customer rather than through a distribution network?

An advantage of using a third-party logistics service (3PL) is improved:

Which of the following inputs is used in developing a project charter?

Successfully using a sales and operations planning (S&OP) process requires which of the following actions?

Customer demand is 120 units per week. The company works on a 9-hour shift per day, 5-day per week basis. Each shift has a ½-hour lunch break and two 15-minute coffee breaks. The cycle time is 12 minutes. To meet demand, production must occur at the rate of one unit every:

A company is considering relocating production to a lower-wage country. Volatility in which of the following areas most likely would impact profitability without modifying product landed costs?

Value stream mapping provides the most benefit during which of the following tasks?

A company develops annual forecasts for key products and enters into annual contracts with key suppliers based on the forecasts. Which of the following benefits would the company most likely receive from this approach?

A formal currency review as an approach for managing supply chain risk is appropriate when relative currency value:

A company has prioritized customers A, B, and C, filling orders in that sequence. What are the impacts to customer service levels for customers B and C?

Which of the following elements is critical to successfully using a sales and operations planning process?

Which of the following factors is the most appropriate measure of delivery performance for finished goods?

Which of the following situations typically requires extended storage?

An information technology system that couples enterprise resources planning and an advanced planning system would be most appropriate for which of the following types of business operations?

The primary reason for a firm to pursue strategic supply chain activities is to:

Which of the following actions is most likely to improve the flow of funds between a group of supply chain partners?

Which of the following goals is most likely to be achieved through the implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system?

A business is changing from a business to business model to a business to consumer model. Which of the following statements about this supply chain change is true?

Unresolved conflicts from the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process will result in which of the following outcomes?

Which of the following ISO standards is used to assist organizations with sustainable development?