APICS CPIM-MPR Exam Questions

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

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Question 1

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Which of the following distributions would be the central warehouse allocation of 120 units of
inventory to district warehouses A, B, and C if the equal run-out method were used?

  • A. 20 units to A, 53 units to B, 47 units to C
  • B. 20 units to A, 60 units to B, 40 units to C
  • C. 20 units to A, 80 units to B, 20 units to C
  • D. 100 units to A, 0 units to B, 20 units to C
Answer:

C

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Question 2

A warehouse has 20,000 orders per year with an average of 10 line items per order. The warehouse
experiences 800 backorders per year averaging 5 line items per backorder. What level of customer
service is achieved when the percentage of line items shipped on schedule is used?

  • A. 96%
  • B. 97%
  • C. 98%
  • D. 99%
Answer:

C

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Question 3

Which of the following communicates in-transit inventories to a warehouse?

  • A. Bill of distribution
  • B. Master schedule
  • C. Order acknowledgment to warehouse
  • D. Distribution requirements planning
Answer:

D

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Question 4

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

  • A. Location points
  • B. Shipping schedules
  • C. Interplant demand
  • D. Order value
Answer:

C

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Question 5

Which of the following issues is most likely to lead to the use of a short-term, rather than long-term,
forecasting process?

  • A. How to respond to a competitor's test marketing of a new product
  • B. How to configure the supply chain to support a new market segment
  • C. Whether to outsource a capital-intensive subassembly process
  • D. Whether to take a price-leadership or a product-differentiation posture
Answer:

A

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Question 6

Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on the length of the forecast horizon?

  • A. Cumulative product lead time
  • B. Purpose of the forecast
  • C. Frequency of forecast revision
  • D. Size of forecast period
Answer:

B

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Question 7

Which of the following statements about both econometric models and market research is true?

  • A. They are examples of intrinsic forecasting techniques.
  • B. They are useful in forecasting at the stockkeeping unit level.
  • C. They are useful in aggregate planning.
  • D. They can be used in place of adaptive smoothing.
Answer:

C

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Question 8

When quantitative data are being evaluated, a very small bias in a forecast can best be explained by
which of the following statements?

  • A. Positive forecast errors approximately offset negative forecast errors.
  • B. The absolute values of all forecast errors were approximately equal.
  • C. The variability of forecast data was skewed.
  • D. A very small alpha factor was used.
Answer:

A

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Question 9

The forecast tracking signal is the ratio of the:

  • A. forecast to the MAD.
  • B. cumulative error to the MAD.
  • C. cumulative error to the forecast.
  • D. standard deviation to the MAD.
Answer:

B

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Question 10

A demand filter can best be used for which of the following purposes?

  • A. To remove scrap loss from a work center history
  • B. To adjust the alpha factor
  • C. To flag a large order
  • D. To remove seasonal variability from forecast data
Answer:

C

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Question 11

Elements calculated in the master scheduling process include:

  • A. service-parts forecast.
  • B. available-to-promise.
  • C. time fences.
  • D. allocations.
Answer:

B

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Question 12

Available-to-promise data facilitates the process of:

  • A. inventory planning.
  • B. capacity planning.
  • C. forecasting.
  • D. order entry.
Answer:

D

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Question 13

A bill of resources typically contains information about a product's:

  • A. inventory balances.
  • B. key work centers.
  • C. production schedule.
  • D. complete list of components.
Answer:

B

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Question 14

Which of the following actions is best for a company to take when a 2-week plant shutdown for
retooling is planned for the next year?

  • A. Increase planned production.
  • B. Increase material requirements planning safety-stock levels.
  • C. Decrease the planned sales level during the shutdown.
  • D. Alter the strategic plan.
Answer:

A

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Question 15

The most effective way to cope with uncertainty of demand and to improve customer service is to
reduce:

  • A. lead times.
  • B. backlogs.
  • C. safety stock.
  • D. product options.
Answer:

A

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