Certified in Production and Inventory Management - Master Planning of Resources (CPIM-MPR) Free Practice Test

Question 1

A key benefit of an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process is that it provides a:

A. statement of production required to meet unconstrained demand.

B. procedure for defining product family priorities.

C. direct and consistent dialogue between operations and senior management.

D. means to evaluate the feasibility of business plans.

Correct Answer: C

Question 2

Which of the following actions is most effective when planning production of menu items in a restaurant environment?

A. Maintain usage history of ingredient items.

B. Base the plan on the current ingredients inventory level.

C. Make today's schedule the same as yesterday's sales.

D. Estimate future guest counts and item sales.

Correct Answer: D

Question 3

The primary outputs of the pre-sales and operations planning (S&OP) meeting are:

A. a capacity-constraints analysis and second-pass spreadsheets.

B. a statistical forecast and field sales worksheet.

C. decisions about and authorization of the plan.

D. the recommendations and agenda for the executive S&OP meeting.

Correct Answer: D

Question 4

Which of the following data is an input to distribution requirements planning?

A. Shipping schedules

B. Interplant demand

C. Location points

D. Order value

Correct Answer: B

Question 5

Which of the following tools is used to accommodate forecast errors when developing the master production schedule?

A. Safety stock

B. Firm planned orders

C. Planning time fence

D. Available-to-promise

Correct Answer: A

Question 6

Which of the following techniques typically uses the bills of material for master schedule items in determining the capacity required?

A. Advanced production scheduling (APS)

B. Bill of resources

C. Finite forward scheduling

D. Critical path method (CPM)

Correct Answer: A

Question 7

A company has an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process with monthly plans over a 24 month horizon. The sales and marketing functions have requested that a new product introduction be moved from the tenth month to the sixth month of the current plans which would require a 10% increase in production for months six through nine.
Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate next step in response to the request?

A. Incorporate the request into the current plan

B. Reject the request to move the new product release in.

C. Request reduction in other demand plans to offset the request.

D. Refer the request to the Executive S&OP meeting.

Correct Answer: C

Question 8

A single-level, centralized distribution network would be most appropriate for a firm whose products are:

A. heavy, inexpensive, and with a short required delivery time.

B. large, and with a long required delivery time.

C. small, inexpensive, and distributed throughout the world.

D. large, expensive, and with a high level of demand.

Correct Answer: B

Question 9

The primary objective of distribution network design is to balance total distribution cost with which of the following factors?

A. Product availability

B. Product costs

C. Forecasted demand

D. Manufacturing capacity

Correct Answer: A

Question 10

Which of the following factors typically has the largest effect on the schedule developed by an advanced production scheduling (APS) system?

A. Priorities of the master schedule items

B. Precision of the capacity data

C. Amount of past due work

D. Performance measures used

Correct Answer: A

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