APICS CPIM-MPR Exam
Certified in Production and Inventory Management - Master Planning of Resources (Page 11 )

Updated On: 12-Feb-2026

A tailor shop is shifting its main business from assemble-to-order to make-to-order. The customer order decoupling point will shift:

  1. from raw material to WIP.
  2. from WIP to raw material.
  3. from finished goods to WIP.
  4. from WIP to suppliers.

Answer(s): B



From a management perspective, the choice of transportation mode and routing primarily will affect the:

  1. forecasted demand.
  2. safety stock level.
  3. manufacturing system.
  4. planning horizon.

Answer(s): B



Which of the following considerations is valid when selecting a mode of transportation?

  1. Financial viability of the supplier
  2. Transit time consistency
  3. Ownership of equipment
  4. Age of equipment

Answer(s): B



In an assemble-to-order environment, which of the following factors is most significant in determining which items should be master scheduled?

  1. Length of the master schedule horizon
  2. Number of levels in the bill of material
  3. Number of product options
  4. Size of the forecast error

Answer(s): C



The question below is based on the following distribution requirements plan:

Lead time is 1 week, lot size is 30, and safety stock is 0. Planned order releases would occur in which of the following sequences?

  1. Weeks 3, 4, 6
  2. Weeks 2, 3, 5
  3. Weeks 2, 3, 4
  4. Weeks 3, 4, 5

Answer(s): B






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