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APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional CSCPPractice Questions 2023 - Part 52

Mary Smith

Sat, 21 Feb 2026

APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional CSCPPractice Questions 2023 - Part 52

1. Benchmarking a firm's performance against industry competitors is most valuable because it can reveal:

A) a competitor's manufacturing processes.
B) a firm's leadership ranking relative to industry peers.
C) which processes require improvement.
D) that no further improvement is possible.



2. Distribution from which of the following types of sites enables goods to enter a country, undergo further modification, and then be exported without paying customs duties?

A) Public warehouse
B) Value-added territory
C) Free trade zone
D) Customs clearing house



3. An operations manager wants to measure variability in the delivery time of insurance policies to clients. Which of the following quality tools most appropriately would show the level of variability?

A) Pareto chart
B) Histogram
C) Scatterplot
D) Check sheet



4. A supplier has decided to improve its forecast accuracy by reducing the information lead time from the retailer. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate to achieve the desired result?

A) Eliminating sales and promotions
B) Decentralizing demand information
C) Reducing its quoted lead time
D) Utilizing electronic data interchange



5. Which of the following activities is critical to successful synchronization of supply and demand throughout a supply chain?

A) Sharing demand information
B) Placing large orders to obtain lower prices
C) Reducing the number of deliveries
D) Maintaining increased inventories



1. Right Answer: C
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2. Right Answer: C
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3. Right Answer: B
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4. Right Answer: D
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5. Right Answer: A
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