APICS CSCP Exam
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (Page 22 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026

Which of the following strategies is key to sustainable sourcing?

  1. Purchasing goods and services aimed at exploiting global efficiencies in production
  2. Taking into account the long-term impact of procurement on people, profit, and the planet
  3. Purchasing at fair prices to promote producers in disadvantaged and developing countries
  4. Promoting positive social change through organizational buying behavior

Answer(s): B



Which supply chain strategy should be implemented when lead time is short and demand is known?

  1. Continuous replenishment
  2. Push inventory
  3. Flexible supply chain
  4. Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR)

Answer(s): A


Reference:

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A company finds that one of its warehouses is out of capacity to store products. Expanding the physical size of the warehouse is not an option. The most appropriate solution would be to increase the:

  1. cash-to-cash cycle of slow-moving items
  2. inventory turn of slow-moving items
  3. use of break-bulk warehousing
  4. inventory days of supply of fast-moving items

Answer(s): B



A company embarking on the establishment of strategic partnerships and ready to relinquish control over inventory management would choose which of the following customer-supplier interactions?

  1. Continuous replenishment
  2. Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR)
  3. Quick response
  4. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI)

Answer(s): D


Reference:

https://www.supplychain247.com/images/pdfs/the_extended_enterprise.pdf(87)



Which of the following procurement strategies would be most appropriate for items required by a bottleneck operation?

  1. Long-term contracts
  2. Global sourcing
  3. Automated ordering processes
  4. Decentralized policy

Answer(s): A



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