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Certified in Production and Inventory Management Questions 156–160 (page: 33)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

A manufacturer has the alternative of making parts in-house or of buying them from an outside supplier. Reason/s to buy out may be:

  1. Requires less capital investment
  2. Uses specialized expertise of suppliers
  3. Allows the firm to concentrate on its own areas of specialization
  4. All of these

Answer(s): D



The CPI system is based on the scientific methods. This general method is used to solve many kinds of problems. Which of the following is NOT the out of six steps continuous improvement process?

  1. Select the process to be studied
  2. Record the existing method to collect the necessary data in a useful form
  3. Bottlenecks
  4. Analyze the recorded data to generate alternatives improved methods

Answer(s): C



Pareto analysis can be used:

  1. to select problems with the greatest economic impact
  2. to identify process bottleneck
  3. To manage excessive overtime
  4. To locate employee grievances with true assignable causes

Answer(s): A



A process costs $200 to set up. The run time is 5 minutes per piece and the run cost is $30 per hour. Determine the fixed cost?

  1. $250.00
  2. $200.00
  3. $340.00
  4. $300.00

Answer(s): B



A process costs $200 to set up. The run time is 5 minutes per piece and the run cost is $30 per hour. Determine total cost and unit cost for a lot of 500.

  1. Total Cost: $1450.00 & Unit cost: $2.90
  2. Total Cost: $1400.00 & Unit cost: $2.80
  3. Total Cost: $1455.00 & Unit cost: $2.90
  4. Total Cost: $1440.00 & Unit cost: $2.60

Answer(s): A



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