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APICS CSCP Exam
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (Page 14 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026
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A North American manufacturer of consumer goods expands its market to include Europe. Customization currently is done in the North American manufacturing facility.
Which of the following new processes should the manufacturer use to eliminate inventory imbalances of customized products?

  1. Mixing
  2. Postponement
  3. Stockpiling
  4. Spot stocking

Answer(s): A



In order to be able to fulfill increasing market demand, a company is considering adding warehouses rather than increasing the capacity of existing warehouses. If the warehouses are added, the network costs most likely will:

  1. be unchanged.
  2. increase.
  3. decrease.
  4. increase initially and then decrease.

Answer(s): D



A company analyzed the results of a failed first-production sample lot for a new product and determined that there was a lack of understanding of the specifications of the base material. This failure will delay the introduction of the product for 3 months. The company most likely could have prevented failure of the first-production sample by:

  1. using the sequential engineering development process.
  2. involving the manufacturer of the material early in the design process.
  3. manufacturing the sample in the engineering development laboratory.
  4. buying the part complete from a supplier.

Answer(s): B



A company analyzed the results of a failed first-production sample lot for a new product and determined that there was a lack of understanding of the specifications of the base material. This failure will delay the introduction of the product for 3 months. The company most likely could have prevented failure of the first-production sample by:

  1. using the sequential engineering development process.
  2. involving the manufacturer of the material early in the design process.
  3. manufacturing the sample in the engineering development laboratory.
  4. buying the part complete from a supplier.

Answer(s): B



Adopting a corporate strategy of increasing flexibility to meet unexpected demand requires a company to:

  1. increase safety stock and reduce reserve capacity.
  2. increase safety stock and maintain reserve capacity.
  3. decrease safety stock and maintain reserve capacity.
  4. decrease safety stock and reduce reserve capacity.

Answer(s): C



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