Exam 3: APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional

A company is transitioning its fulfillment strategy from direct consumer shipment to shipping through an intermediary. Which of the following impacts can be expected?

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Question 61

Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for an enterprise that has successfully integrated internal supply chain management systems and functions?

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Question 62

Compared to mass-media marketing, customer relationship management has the advantage of allowing the organization to:

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Question 63

Which of the following modes of transportation requires the lowest fixed investment?

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Question 64

When designing a supply chain for strategic advantage, a company first should consider:

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Question 65

The purpose of a supply chain metrics dashboard is to:

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Question 66

The six sigma approach to quality focuses on increasing customer satisfaction by:

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Question 67

A company's cash-to-cash cycle time is 36 days. How many weeks of inventory are on hand if the average collection time from customers is 60 days, and the company pays its vendors in 45 days?

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Question 68

Bar codes and radio frequency identification systems are key technologies in supply chain systems because they perform which of the following functions?

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Question 69

Which of the following actions is most likely to increase total supply chain risk?

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Question 70

The transportation manager at a consumer goods manufacturer has decided to begin shipping full truckload rather than less-than-truckload quantities. Which of the following outcomes is likely following implementation of this decision?

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Question 71

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

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Question 72

Benchmarking a firm's performance against industry competitors is most valuable because it can reveal:

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Question 73

A large wholesaler formerly owned a number of delivery trucks. The wholesaler sold all of its trucks and now purchases transportation services from fleet operators. This is an example of which of the following strategies?

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Question 74

Which of the following cost elements typically would be included in the cost of carrying inventory?

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Question 75

Which of the following outcomes is most likely a result of allocating excess capacity to a supply chain facility?

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Question 76

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:

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Question 77

Which of the following measures best describes fill rate?

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Question 78

An organization is partnering with a supplier. The most appropriate tool to ensure that the supplier has the necessary capabilities is:

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Question 79

Compared to a blanket purchase order, a supplier alliance agreement is best differentiated by:

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A company is transitioning its fulfillment strategy from direct consumer shipment to shipping through an intermediary. Which of the following impacts can be expected?

Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for an enterprise that has successfully integrated internal supply chain management systems and functions?

Compared to mass-media marketing, customer relationship management has the advantage of allowing the organization to:

Which of the following modes of transportation requires the lowest fixed investment?

When designing a supply chain for strategic advantage, a company first should consider:

The purpose of a supply chain metrics dashboard is to:

The six sigma approach to quality focuses on increasing customer satisfaction by:

A company's cash-to-cash cycle time is 36 days. How many weeks of inventory are on hand if the average collection time from customers is 60 days, and the company pays its vendors in 45 days?

Bar codes and radio frequency identification systems are key technologies in supply chain systems because they perform which of the following functions?

Which of the following actions is most likely to increase total supply chain risk?

The transportation manager at a consumer goods manufacturer has decided to begin shipping full truckload rather than less-than-truckload quantities. Which of the following outcomes is likely following implementation of this decision?

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

Benchmarking a firm's performance against industry competitors is most valuable because it can reveal:

A large wholesaler formerly owned a number of delivery trucks. The wholesaler sold all of its trucks and now purchases transportation services from fleet operators. This is an example of which of the following strategies?

Which of the following cost elements typically would be included in the cost of carrying inventory?

Which of the following outcomes is most likely a result of allocating excess capacity to a supply chain facility?

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:

Which of the following measures best describes fill rate?

An organization is partnering with a supplier. The most appropriate tool to ensure that the supplier has the necessary capabilities is:

Compared to a blanket purchase order, a supplier alliance agreement is best differentiated by:

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