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APICS CSCP Exam
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (Page 24 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026
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A warehouse supervisor has discovered a shortage of material to fulfill a customer order. If the inventory report shows that there should be enough material to fill the order, what should be done next?

  1. Ask customer to provide safety lead time
  2. Review service level for the safety stock
  3. Perform daily inventory counts
  4. Analyze root cause of inventory differences

Answer(s): B



A company is considering changing its manufacturing strategy from engineer-to-order (ETO) to make-to-order (MTO).
Which of the following risks should the company be careful to consider?

  1. Decreasing manufacturing efficiency
  2. Increasing work in process (WIP) inventory
  3. Increasing raw material costs
  4. Decreasing customer satisfaction

Answer(s): B



Inbound logistics is a supply chain management term used for?

  1. receiving, storing, and issuing finished goods to consumers
  2. activities associated with transforming inputs into final products
  3. receiving, inventorying, and issuing material to the production activities
  4. providing services to customers to maintain the value of the product

Answer(s): A


Reference:

https://www.shipbob.com/blog/inbound-and-outbound-logistics/#:~:text=These%20terms%20refer%20to%20the,products%20to%20the%20end%20customer.



Which of the following actions is most likely to lead to successful implementation of sales and operations planning (S&OP)?

  1. Automating data sharing between the sales and operations departments
  2. Adjusting the forecast to match the budget forecast
  3. Executing the process every month
  4. Focusing solely on the short term planning horizon

Answer(s): C



A company currently produces a major component and is considering purchasing the component from a foreign supplier. Assuming they were to purchase from the foreign supplier, which of the following would most likely impact the domestic manufacturing operations?

  1. Direct cost of the component
  2. Supplier lead time fluctuations
  3. Accuracy of supplier forecasting
  4. Transportation cost from the supplier

Answer(s): B



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