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APICS CPIM Exam
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (Page 17 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026
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What is a problem for manufacturing, but it can be attained by overtime or under-time, shifting workers, and so forth?

  1. Input/Output rate
  2. Working center control
  3. Risk disbursement
  4. Capacity change

Answer(s): D



______________ is difference between the total planned for a given period and the actual total for that period.

  1. Increasing rate
  2. Cumulative variance
  3. Collective concern
  4. Total control rate

Answer(s): B



______________ is the same as queue and expresses the work to be done in hours.

  1. Backlog
  2. Cumulative variance
  3. Capacity per period
  4. Output rate

Answer(s): A



The formula for the planned backlog for period 1 is calculated as:

  1. Planned backlog for period 1 = Planed backlog + previous input ­ planned output
  2. Planned backlog for period 1 = Planed backlog + previous output ­ planned output
  3. Planned backlog for period 1 = Previous backlog + planned input ­ planned output
  4. Planned backlog for period 1 = Actual backlog + planned input ­ actual output

Answer(s): C



The ranking of jobs for the dispatch list is created through the application of which of the following priority rule?

  1. First come, first served
  2. Earliest operation due date
  3. Shortest process time
  4. All of the above

Answer(s): D



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