APICS CSCP Exam
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (Page 6 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026

A quick-response program (QRP) will add value to the supply chain by:

  1. accelerating new product introduction
  2. lowering the total cost of ownership (TCO)
  3. linking sales with production
  4. improving overall cash velocity

Answer(s): C


Reference:

http://www.iems.co.kr/CPL/lecture/part4/1.%20Supply%20Chain%20Management.pdf



In large supply chain transformation efforts, companies often ignore which critical component of change?

  1. Technology
  2. Suppliers
  3. Customers
  4. Culture

Answer(s): A



Which of the following metrics is the most appropriate measure of the availability of products to ship in a make-to-stock environment?

  1. Backlog level
  2. Fill rate
  3. Perfect order percentage
  4. Average customer order lead time

Answer(s): B



Which of the following components of advanced planning and scheduling (APS) defines and coordinates constraints?

  1. Demand management
  2. Resource management
  3. Resource optimization
  4. Resource allocation

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Resource Management component defines and coordinates supply chain system resources and constraints (Bowes ox, Closs, & Cooper, 2013, p. 128). In normal terms this where all the behind the curtain aspects get worked out.



Cash-to-cash cycle time is a measure of a firm's:

  1. responsiveness to customer's requirements
  2. working capital utilization
  3. agility to meet changing customer requirements
  4. total supply chain accounts receivable

Answer(s): D


Reference:

https://www.profit.co/blog/kpis-library/supply-chain/cash-to-cash-cycle-time/#:~:text=The%20cash%20to%20cash%20cycle%20time%20metric%20refers%20to%20the,sale%20of%20that%20specific%20inventory.



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