APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional CSCPPractice Questions 2023 - Part 34

1. Implementation of supply chain applications based on which of the following technologies is most likely to have the lowest fixed costs?

A) Best of breed packages
B) One integrated package
C) Service-oriented architecture
D) Software-as-a-service



2. In the Supply Chain Operations Reference-model (SCORֲ®), the cash-to-cash cycle time for a manufacturing company is the number of days between which two of the following situations?

A) Paying for raw materials and getting paid for the product
B) Shipping the product from the warehouse and receiving it at the customer's location
C) Paying for raw materials and sending an invoice to the customer
D) Billing the customer and getting paid for the product



3. A product design that can be produced to requirements even when conditions in the production process are unfavorable typically is known as what type of design?

A) Universal
B) Computer-aided
C) Modular
D) Robust



4. A company currently produces custom goods for a limited market. To increase market share, the company will implement a strategy to reduce the number of products it produces and reduce delivery lead time. The company can increase its chances of achieving the strategy by:

A) using benchmark data for products in the same product groups.
B) incorporating results from market surveys.
C) involving customers in the product design process.
D) using electronic communications to receive customer complaints.



5. Component commonality in manufacturing primarily allows a company to:

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.