APICS CPIM-BSP Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

In the income statement, the cost of goods sold is related to the:

Asales dollars.

Btotal inventory dollars.

Cmarketing expenses.

Dmanufacturing expenses.

Answer : D

Question 2

The primary purpose of sales and operations planning is to:

Atrack and improve forecast accuracy within sales and marketing.

Bprovide enough lead time for operations to acquire needed resources.

Cprovide periodic updates on overall performance to top management.

Dlink strategic and tactical plans across the organization.

Answer : D

Question 3

Which of the following describes a competitive characteristic that a firm must exhibit to be considered as a supplier in a market?

AMarketing research

BManufacturing automation

COrder qualifier

DOrder winner

Answer : C

Question 4

The heijunka philosophy can best be described as:

Alevel production.

Bmake-to-stock production.

Ca chase production strategy.

Dproduce to stock production.

Answer : A

Question 5

The question below is based on the following information:

What is the mean absolute deviation of demand for the data?

D101

Answer : B

Question 6

The primary purpose of enterprise resources planning is to:

Afocus on the manufacturing function within an organization.

Bintegrate an approach to business management.

Cuse external knowledge to seek an internal advantage.

Dprovide data protection along the supply chain.

Answer : B

Question 7

Which of the following statements characterizes an intermittent manufacturing environment?

AWork center load is predictable.

BRoutings for all products are the same.

CWork centers are organized by function.

DKanban is the most appropriate scheduling method.

Answer : C

APICS CPIM-BSP CPIM - Basics of Supply Chain Management Exam Practice Test