APICS CPIM-8.0 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 10

The primary outcome of frequent replenishments in a distribution requirements planning (DRP) system is that:

Which of the following methods would be appropriate for forecasting the demand for a product family when there is a significant trend and seasonality in the demand history?

Improvements in an Input/output control (I/O control) system will most likely lead to:

The question below is based on the following information:

Beginning inventory = 43 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

Forecast 20 20 20

Customer orders 22 17 10

Projected on-hand

Master production schedule (MPS) 80

Available-to-promise (ATP)

What is the largest customer order that could be accepted for delivery at the end of week 3 without making changes to the master production schedule (MPS)?

A newer automotive supplier has not fully developed its information technology (IT) systems. The supplier has Just received a contract from a large automotive manufacturer which requires the supplier to use electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions for receiving orders, sending advance ship notices (ASNs), and receiving invoice payments. What strategy can the supplier adopt to immediately meet the EDI requirements?

If fixed costs are 200,000 and 20,000 units are produced, a unit's fixed cost is 10. This is an example of:

Management should support investments in new process technologies that:

Which of the following statements best characterizes enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems?

An order winner during the growth stage of a product's life cycle is: