APICS CPIM-BSP Exam Questions

Questions for the CPIM-BSP were updated on : Jan 11 ,2025

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Question 1

The overall objective of an integrated supply chain can best be described as the achievement of:

  • A. decreased lead time.
  • B. increased supplier partnerships.
  • C. an efficient flow of materials and information.
  • D. an efficient flow of production.
Answer:

C

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Question 2

A company's cost of goods sold would be found on which of the following financial documents?

  • A. Balance sheet
  • B. Income statement
  • C. Cash flow statement
  • D. Performance statement
Answer:

B

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Question 3

In an assemble-to-order production environment, the master production schedule contains:

  • A. standard items.
  • B. finished items.
  • C. raw materials.
  • D. subassemblies.
Answer:

D

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Question 4

Which of the following manufacturing systems involves the creation of one unit or a small number of
units?

  • A. Flow manufacturing
  • B. Intermittent manufacturing
  • C. Project manufacturing
  • D. Continuous manufacturing
Answer:

C

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Question 5

After a quality improvement program has been successfully implemented, the greatest cost of
controlling quality typically is the cost of:

  • A. failure.
  • B. appraisal.
  • C. prevention.
  • D. inspection.
Answer:

C

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Question 6

In the income statement, the cost of goods sold is related to the:

  • A. sales dollars.
  • B. total inventory dollars.
  • C. marketing expenses.
  • D. manufacturing expenses.
Answer:

D

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Question 7

Manufacturing overhead includes which of the following types of costs?

  • A. Interest expense
  • B. Supervision
  • C. Direct labor
  • D. Direct material
Answer:

B

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Question 8

The question below is based on the following cost information:

What is the carrying cost?

  • A. 14%
  • B. 16%
  • C. 20%
  • D. 25%
Answer:

D

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Question 9

Which of the following concepts could a firm implement to reduce defects?

  • A. Hansei
  • B. Jidoka
  • C. Muri
  • D. Heijunka
Answer:

B

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Question 10

Inventory turns is an appropriate performance measure for which of the following functions?

  • A. Material control
  • B. Activity-based costing control
  • C. Total quality management
  • D. Flexible manufacturing
Answer:

A

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Question 11

The primary purpose of enterprise resources planning is to:

  • A. focus on the manufacturing function within an organization.
  • B. integrate an approach to business management.
  • C. use external knowledge to seek an internal advantage.
  • D. provide data protection along the supply chain.
Answer:

B

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Question 12

Which of the following techniques typically eliminates common errors?

  • A. Practical kaizen training
  • B. Kaizen
  • C. Poka-yoke
  • D. Kanban
Answer:

C

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Question 13

Which of the following characteristics is most distinctive of lean manufacturing?

  • A. Teamwork
  • B. Continuous improvement
  • C. Qualitative measurements
  • D. Bottom-line results
Answer:

B

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Question 14

Which of the following manufacturing environments presents the greatest complexity in promising
completion dates for customer orders?

  • A. Flow
  • B. Repetitive
  • C. Continuous
  • D. Intermittent
Answer:

D

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Question 15

Which of the following types of layouts is most efficient in a lean production environment?

  • A. Islands
  • B. Connected islands
  • C. Functional layout
  • D. Cells
Answer:

D

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