cpim基础部分习题.docx

1、cpim基础部分习题 Revised at 2 pm on December 25, 2020.cpim基础部分习题Question Number: 1The basic elements of the supply chain include:A）supply, manufacture,distribution. B) design, manufacture, inventory.C) engineer, design, manufacture. D) supply, engineer, manufacture.The correct answer is: AEven though diff

2、erent companies produce different products, the basic elements are the same: supply, manufacture, and distribution.Question Number: 2In order to maximize profit, a company must have all of the following objectives except:A) Best customer service B) Most accurate production forecastC) Lowest inventor

3、y investment D) Lowest distribution costThe correct answer is: BA company, to maximize profits, must have the lowest production cost, best customer service, lowest inventoryinvestment, and lowest distribution costs. While an accurate production forecast will contribute to low production costs, it wi

4、ll not guarantee the lowest production costs.Question Number: 3BASICS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT (BSCM) :Businesswide ConceptsThe inventory turns ratio measures:the amount of inventory needed to A) support sales growth.B) obsolete inventory as a percent of sales.C) how effectively inventory is being used.

5、D) the amount of space needed to store inventory.The correct answer is: CThe inventory turns ratio measures how effectively inventories are being used. It is calculated by dividing annual cost of goods sold by average inventory in dollars.Question Number: 4Process specifications can be best defined

6、as a document which:A) shows how the product will appear. B) shows the steps needed to produce the end item.C) details the capacity available at a work center. D) flow charts various processes.The correct answer is: BProcess specifications describe the steps needed to make an end product. They are u

7、sually printed on a routingsheet or kept in the database for online access.Question Number: 5BASICS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT (BSCM) :Businesswide ConceptsA companys strategic plan: A) provides the manufacturing plan for families of end items.B) outlines the sales plan for the next year.C) is a statement

8、 of goals and objectives for a long range period.D) outlines new products for the next year.The correct answer is: CWhile strategic plans do provide for manufacturing, sales, and new product plans, they really provide the overall direction for the company. The result is a statement of goals and obje

9、ctives for 2-5 years, and sometimes 10 years.Question Number: 6In which of the following manufacturing environments would consumer products, such as film, food, etc. beclassified?A) Assemble-to-order B) Engineer-to-orderC) Make-to-order D) Make-to-stockThe correct answer is: DConsumer products are g

10、enerally considered make-to-stock. There are a few standard items assembled from many components.Question Number: 7Many different end items are made from a small number of components. What manufacturing environment would this be?A) Make-to-stock B) Make-to-orderC) Assemble-to-order D) Engineer-to-or

11、derThe correct answer is: BMake-to-order companies typically make many end items from a small number of components. The schedule isdeveloped from actual customer orders.Question Number: 8The purpose of a strategic business plan is to:plan production A) by product family. B) plan for business changes

12、 which take a long time.C) establish customer requirements over the long term. D) establish order promising strategies.The correct answer is: BStrategic plans are used for long term planning (2-10 years). They are used to allow time to plan for changes which take a long time to occur. These might in

13、clude new plants or distribution centers.Question Number: 9BASICS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT (BSCM) :Businesswide ConceptsAggregate inventory management is concerned with:A) managing inventory items and how they are used. B) establishing the production plan.C) the cost and benefits of carrying the differe

14、nt classes of inventory.D) the distribution network and the movement of inventory.The correct answer is: CAggregate inventory management is concerned with the cost and benefit of carrying raw materials,work-in-process, and finished goods inventory. It is financially oriented.Question Number: 10Which

15、 of the following are objectives of inventory?I. Maximize customer serviceII. Efficient transactionIII. Low cost plan operationsIV. Minimum inventory investmentA) I, II, and III B) I, III, and IVC) I, II, and IV D) II, III, and IVThe correct answer is: BIn order to maximize profits, a company must m

16、anage inventories, provide great customer service, and haveefficient plant operations, while minimizing the amount of capital used for inventory.Question Number: 11Which of the following would be included in the cost of carrying inventory?Heating and I. lighting a warehouseII. Obsolete inventoryIII.

17、 Labor to move materialIV. Damaged inventoryA) I, II, and III B) II, III, and IV C) I, III, and IV D) I, II, III, and IVThe correct answer is: DAll of the above costs would be included in the cost of inventory. Any costs incurred as the result of havinginventory should be included.Question Number: 1

18、2Which of the following best describes a normal distribution?A) Most values clustered near a central point B) Warehouses centrally located to marketsC) Values accumulated at six sigma D) A critical ratio of The correct answer is: ANormal distribution refers to the statistical distribution of values

19、where the majority of values will accumulatearound the mean. The resulting graph is shaped like a bell. It is often known as a bell curve.Question Number: 13Based on the following information, what would the safety stock need to be to ensure product is in stock % of the time? MAD = 100,On hand = dem

20、and = 400A) 100 B) 300 C) 500 D) 600The correct answer is: CTo ensure coverage of product % of the time, it would require 5 MAD for safety stock.Therefore: 5 * 100 = 500.Question Number: 14Each distribution center places orders from central supply as they are needed. This is called:A) pull system. B

21、) push system.C) Just-in-Time delivery. D) supply chain management.The correct answer is: AWhen each distribution center orders from central supply or the factory independently of what other distributioncenters are doing, it is called a pull system. The advantage is that coordination and communicati

22、on is lessexpensive. The disadvantage is that the lack of coordination causes problems with customer service and inventories.Question Number: 15A company makes all decisions regarding forecasting and orders centrally for its distribution network. Thiscompany is using which of the following systems?A

23、) Pull system B) Push systemC) Just-in-Time D) Time phased order pointThe correct answer is: BThe push system pushes inventory to distribution centers by making stocking decisions centrally. The advantage is that inventory is sent where it is needed most. The disadvantage is that the coordination is

24、 more expensive than the pull system.Question Number: 16A company wants to store 15,000 cartons with 20 cartons on each pallet. The warehouse is set up to store pallets 5 high. How many pallet positions are needed?A) 150 B) 500 C) 750 D) 3000The correct answer is: AThe number of pallet positions can

25、 be calculated by dividing the number of cartons of storage needed by thenumber of cartons per pallet which equals the total number of pallets needed.Divide the total number of pallets needed by the number of pallets stacked height which equals the number ofpositions needed. For this problem: 15,000

26、/ 20 = 750 pallets needed; 750/ 5 = 150 positions. Question Number: 17All of the following are basic grouping methods to store and locate stock in a warehouse except:Items A) related functionally B) Items in sequential SKU number C) Items which are physically similar D) Items which are fast movingTh

27、e correct answer is: BThe purpose of grouping items in a warehouse is to be more productive in storage and in the picking process. Items which have sequential SKU numbers may have nothing to do with each other. As a result, this would not be a criteria for grouping.Question Number: 18What is the maj

28、or disadvantage of a fixed location warehouse?A) Put away time is increased B) Cube utilization is poorC) Dock time is increased D) Material handling costs riseThe correct answer is: BFixed location warehouses offer poor cube utilization because pallet locations are left empty when the productassign

29、ed to the location is out of stock. Generally, fixed locations are used in small warehouses with lowthroughput.Question Number: 19Which of the following are advantages of point of use storage?I. Ease of controlII. Material handling is reducedIII. Storage costs are reducedIV. Material is accessible a

30、t all timesA) I, II, and III B) II, III, and IV C) I, III, and IV D) I, II, III, and IVThe correct answer is: BAll are advantages of point-of-use storage except ease of control, which is an advantage of central storage.Question Number: 20Which of the following are advantages of using central storage

31、?I. Ease of controlII. Costs are reducedIII. Inventory record accuracy is easier to attainIV. Safety stock is reducedA) I, II, and III B) I, III, and IV C) II, III, and IV D) I, II, III, and IVThe correct answer is: BCosts are not reduced with central storage. There are labor costs, racking, paper s

32、ystem, and other costs associated with central storage.Question Number: 21Which of the following best describes cycle counting?A) A process to reduce cycle time B) Set up reduction to shorten the production cycleC) Counting inventory on a pre-determined schedule D) Conducting a time study at a work centerThe correct answer is: CCycle counting is used to count