APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional CSCPPractice Questions 2023 - Part 33

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

A) Focusing on reducing setup times
B) Implementing a firewall to limit access to supply and demand data
C) Working with key suppliers to reduce costs and lead times
D) Working with trading partners to reduce channel redundancies



2. A corporation must consider which of the following factors when selecting its enterprise resources planning system?

A) Uniqueness of operations
B) Corporate profitability
C) MRP and MRP II processing
D) Industry benchmarks



3. The demand side of a traditional warehouse management system primarily is concerned with:

A) receiving incoming goods.
B) assigning storage locations.
C) assembling outbound orders.
D) forecasting product demand.



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

A) Tracking truck locations on cross-country deliveries
B) Facilitating timely and accurate data acquisition
C) Providing paperless invoicing of goods
D) Producing schedule broadcasts for suppliers



5. When implementing e-commerce in the supply chain, a company's toughest challenge most likely will be:

A) getting all vendors to computerize.
B) translating data into universal standards.
C) convincing the information technology department of the value.
D) explaining the reason for change to customers.