APICS CPIM Exam Questions
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (Page 3 )

Updated On: 21-Feb-2026

For example, the price for a certain type of product must full within a range for the suppliers to be considered .but being considered does not mean winning the order. so win orders a supplier must have characteristics that encourage customers to choose its products and services over competitors. Those competitive characteristics, or combination of characteristics are called

  1. Order takers
  2. Order achievers
  3. Order winners
  4. Order credentials

Answer(s): C



Order winning characteristics are defined primarily from:

  1. Competition
  2. customer needs
  3. Business sector
  4. Both A, B

Answer(s): D



It is virtually impossible to be the best in every dimension of competition. Firms should in general:

  1. Strive to provide at least minimum level of acceptance for each of the order qualifiers
  2. Should try to be the best in the market for the order winners.
  3. Should keep in mind the pace of change
  4. A & B

Answer(s): D



It should be recognized that order winners and qualifiers for any product market combination are not static. not only will customers change perspectives as competitors jokey for position but the order winners and qualifiers will often change based on the concepts of:

  1. Product life cycle
  2. Economic changes
  3. Government regulation
  4. Market needs

Answer(s): A



Quality and delivery factor of products tend to have increased importance during:

  1. Maturity phase
  2. Growth phase
  3. Introduction phase
  4. Decline phase

Answer(s): B






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