CSCP practice questions 101–110

1. Question 101 · 505 in bank

   Customizing can be an effective warehousing strategy because it allows a company to:

   • Aallocate available storage space to optimize handling costs.
   • Baddress trade-offs between space and material handling needs.
   • Ceffectively design its inbound and outbound dock areas.
   • Dadd value to the product through modification, labeling, and packaging.

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   Answer: D

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2. Question 102 · 505 in bank

   Which of the following measures effectively evaluates overall resources in a distribution warehouse?

   • AThroughput
   • BCube utilization
   • CFilled pallet positions
   • DLabor efficiency

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   Answer: A

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3. Question 103 · 505 in bank

   An increase in the inventory turnover rate for a supply chain typically would indicate that there has been a reduction in:

   • Aprices to the end user.
   • Bsupply chain cost of sales.
   • Cthe manufacturer's inventory.
   • Dthe total supply chain inventory.

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   Answer: D

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4. Question 104 · 505 in bank

   A company produces and distributes a family of soft drinks in a single country. It has developed and will introduce a new family of soft drinks for weight- and health-conscious individuals. There currently are no competitors with nationwide distribution for this category of soft drinks. Which of the following supply chain strategies would be most appropriate for the two product families?

   • AProduce both product families to forecast and push through the distribution system.
   • BProduce both product families only after receipt of a distributor order.
   • CProduce the current product family to forecast and the new product family to order.
   • DProduce the current product family to order and the new product family to forecast.

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   Answer: C

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5. Question 105 · 505 in bank

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

   • AFocusing on reducing setup times
   • BImplementing a firewall to limit access to supply and demand data
   • CWorking with key suppliers to reduce costs and lead times
   • DWorking with trading partners to reduce channel redundancies

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   Answer: C

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6. Question 106 · 505 in bank

   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?

   • APaying for raw materials and getting paid for the product
   • BShipping the product from the warehouse and receiving it at the customer's location
   • CPaying for raw materials and sending an invoice to the customer
   • DBilling the customer and getting paid for the product

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   Answer: A

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7. Question 107 · 505 in bank

   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:

   • Ausing benchmark data for products in the same product groups.
   • Bincorporating results from market surveys.
   • Cinvolving customers in the product design process.
   • Dusing electronic communications to receive customer complaints.

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   Answer: C

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8. Question 108 · 505 in bank

   It is most appropriate to measure spending per customer as a proportion of profitability during which of the following phases of a supplier/customer relationship?

   • ACustomer acquisition
   • BCustomer retention
   • CCustomer dependency
   • DStrategic customer care

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   Answer: B

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9. Question 109 · 505 in bank

   A company that is focused on customer relationship management is most likely to take which of the following actions for customers who have been profitable over time?

   • AReduce the cost of serving them.
   • BTarget them for higher margin services.
   • CTarget them for greater attention.
   • DCharge them for administrative services used.

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   Answer: C

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10. Question 110 · 505 in bank

    A manufacturer and the distributors of its products have decided to focus on price and product availability as strategic priorities. Which of the following values would be the most appropriate measure of customer service?

    • AManufacturer's volume flexibility
    • BOrder-fulfillment lead times
    • CDistributors' order-fill rates
    • DSupply chain inventory days of supply

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    Answer: C

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