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Certified Supply Chain Professional Exam Questions and Answers

Question 17

Component commonality in manufacturing primarily allows a company to:

Options:

A.

optimize production runs for the components.

B.

use less-specialized machinery.

C.

decrease single-minute exchange of die processes.

D.

increase planning and control.

Question 18

A manufacturer of consumer packaged goods with a single plant and nine regional distribution centers is considering reducing the number of distribution centers in its system. Reducing the number of distribution centers most likely will reduce fixed warehousing and the cost of:

Options:

A.

storing cycle inventory in the distribution centers.

B.

storing finished-goods inventory at the manufacturing plants.

C.

transportation from the distribution centers to the customer.

D.

transportation from the plant to the distribution centers.

Question 19

Direct shipment distribution typically offers which of the following advantages?

Options:

A.

Risk pooling is facilitated.

B.

Demand variability is reduced.

C.

Service levels are increased.

D.

Lead times are reduced.

Question 20

A company that sells engineered-to-order products is planning implementation of a supplier relationship management system (SRM) for direct materials. Which of the following factors is most likely to make the implementation difficult?

Options:

A.

Complexity of the purchasing process

B.

Cost of the application software upgrades

C.

Management of variable lead times

D.

Resistance of material suppliers

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