(2024) CSCP Dumps and Practice Test (532 Questions) [Q221-Q242]

NEW QUESTION 221
A company distributes its products through wholesale, retail stores, and its e-commerce website. Inventory and demand forecasting for each channel is managed separately. The company is experiencing high levels of obsolete inventory. Which of the following strategies is most likely to reduce the levels of obsolescence?

Place smaller orders with suppliers.

Pool inventory and the forecast.

Open more outlet stores.

Negotiate lower costs with suppliers.

NEW QUESTION 222
Which of the following actions is in accordance with the Ten Principles in the United Nations (UN) Global Compact?

Preventing a group of employees from forming a collective bargaining (union) group

Paying different wages in different parts of the world for a given job classification

Requiring an individual to pay a fee for consideration in hiring or promotion decisions

Withholding certain employment opportunities from specific groups of people

NEW QUESTION 223
What is the primary goal of utilizing technology in the supply chain?

decreased costs

improved coordination

increased revenue

decreased lead time

improved quality

NEW QUESTION 224
Which of the following manufacturing strategies would run the greatest risk of increasing obsolete inventory costs?

Make-to-stock

Assemble-to-order

Make-to-order

Engineer-to-order

NEW QUESTION 225
Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for managing unknown risks in a global supply chain?

Vertical integration

Technology integration with suppliers

Investing in redundancy

Strengthening supplier relationships

NEW QUESTION 226
A company desires to use customer relationship management (CRM) to enable supply chain collaboration. Implementation of CRM will enable the organization to most effectively:

sell their products and services to customers by using economic incentives.

provide supply chain visibility to customers and enable them to view the status of orders.

provide means of identifying, capturing, and retaining customers by aligning all resources and capabilities.

enable web-based order entry and electronic data interface.

NEW QUESTION 227
Which of the following statements regarding transportation negotiation is correct?

The lowest possible cost for transportation is the lowest total cost of logistics.

The lowest possible rate must be consistent with the level of service required.

The key to effective negotiation is to maximize distributor profitability.

The key to building solid career relationships is the acceptance of a carrier’s rate.

NEW QUESTION 228
Which group of users are most impacted by a DSS?

all end-users

small group of decision makers

most middle managers

executives

NEW QUESTION 229
A firm has identified key benefits for developing a strategic alliance and has selected appropriate supply chain partners. Which of the following actions should the firm take to build a successful alliance with a supplier who is also a competitor?

Establish processes to control shared information.

Negotiate contracts that maximize the firm’s profits.

Instruct employees to ignore the competitive aspect of the relationship.

Analyze market for competitive advantage.

NEW QUESTION 230
When developing a supply chain strategy, which of the following actions would be used to evaluate the achievement of the long-term goals of a business?

terminal drivers.

Measure performance.

less process variables

Perform benchmarking.

NEW QUESTION 231
A company striving to improve its supply chain financial performance should concentrate on which of the following metrics?

Order fill rate

Days of inventory

Takt time

Supply chain agility

NEW QUESTION 232
Direct shipment distribution typically offers which of the following advantages?

Risk pooling is facilitated.

Demand variability is reduced.

Service levels are increased.

Lead times are reduced.

NEW QUESTION 233
Match the product type (functional and innovative. and the supply chain type (efficient andresponsive).

Functional-Responsive, Innovative-Responsive

Functional-Responsive, Innovative-Efficient

Functional-Efficient, Innovative-Responsive

Functional-Efficient, Innovative-Efficient

NEW QUESTION 234
Which of the following manufacturing strategies would run the greatest risk of increasing obsolete inventory costs?

Make-to-stock

Assemble-to-order

Make-to-order

Engineer-to-order

NEW QUESTION 235
A company recently faced an increase in backorders. The company’s marketing department recently ran a sales promotion. The purchasing and planning departments were not aware of the promotional activity. Which of the following processes will help to solve this type of problem in the future?

Sales and operations planning (S&OP)

Advanced planning and scheduling (APS)

Supplier relationship management (SRM)

Customer relationship management (CRM)

NEW QUESTION 236
All of the following describe indirect materials EXCEPT:

referred to as MRO

part of finished product

not part of the manufacturing process

essential for the business to operate

NEW QUESTION 237
A manufacturer has direct relationships with its tier 1 suppliers. Which of the following supplier capabilities is a benefit to the manufacturer establishing a direct relationship with lower-tier suppliers?

Provides smaller lot sizes

Provides components with short lead times

Provides Just in Time deliveries

Provides information about impending shifts in the economy

NEW QUESTION 238
The purpose of a supply chain metrics dashboard is to:

monitor sales performance against plan

measure demand management performance

provide data on personnel performance

monitor supply network performance

NEW QUESTION 239
Which of the following practices has improved management of the customer pipeline?

Reverse auctions

Sales force automation

Finite capacity planning

Point-of-purchase metrics

NEW QUESTION 240
When establishing a retailer-supplier partnership, what typically happens to the float period?

decreases

increases

remains constant

initially decreases, then increases

NEW QUESTION 241
Which of the following is a joint U.S. government and business endeavor to increase thesecurity of supply chains and the U.S. borders?

C-TPAT

GRI

Safe Harbor Agreement

Data Protection Act

SOX

NEW QUESTION 242
The customer who provides point-of-sale data remains the sole decision-maker regarding order quantities when what type of inventory strategy is used?

Continuous replenishment

Advanced continuous replenishment

Vendor-managed replenishment

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(2024) CSCP Dumps and Practice Test (532 Questions) [Q221-Q242]

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