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40 APICS CSCP QuestionsBy RWSC Team

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can decide if you want to pursue certification.

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are.

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Well whatever your reason, we thought we’d help you out a

bit. Here are 40 CSCP practice questions, totally free. To

make it less confusing, we broke them up by each of the

four CSCP Modules.

These questions were excerpted from our book: 1000 Certified Supply Chain Professional

Questions. It’s a 294-page ebook containing over 1000 CSCP practice questions. Check it out if

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Module 1

Question 1

All of the following are key components of the definition of supply chain management,

EXCEPT:

A. monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value

B. synchronizing of supply and demand

C. building a competitive infrastructure

D. selecting suppliers

Question 2

Which of the following is a key supply chain process?

A. forecast

B. source

C. benchmark

D. analyze

Question 3

Supply chains create value by:

A. increasing profitability and return to shareholders

B. providing multiple variants of products for customers



C. making transaction processing more efficient

D. developing more accurate forecasts

Question 4

Which of the following is not an “entity” of a supply chain?

A. producer

B. supplier

C. customer

D. manager

Question 5

Which of the following describes the typical flow of cash in a supply chain?

A. customer to producer to supplier

B. producer to customer to supplier

C. supplier to producer to customer

D. customer to supplier to producer

Question 6

Suppliers provide all of the following to a supply chain, EXCEPT:

A. materials

B. energy



C. services

D. demand

Question 7

All of the following describe a supply chain flow, EXCEPT:

A. the flow of physical materials and services from supplier to other entities

B. the flow of cash upstream to raw material suppliers

C. the flow of information within a supply chain

D. the flow of employees from one department to another

Question 8

Reverse supply chain is employed for the following reasons, EXCEPT:

A. repairs

B. disposal

C. recycling

D. quality control

Question 9

Tier 2 suppliers:

A. provide materials or services to suppliers of the producer

B. provide lower quality raw materials



C. serve only as a back-up to Tier 1 suppliers

D. supply raw materials to the secondary products of a company

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the term lateral supply chain?

A. processes are no longer performed internally and become dependent on outsourced

collaborations

B. the supply chain grows incrementally

C. a supply chain that is applicable in various industries

D. a supply chain that holds significant centralized control of processes

Module 2

Question 1

What condition describes the magnification of demand fluctuations up the supply chain?

A. bullwhip effect

B. demand variability

C. exponential smoothing

D. square root rule

Question 2

Each of the terms below are sources of demand variability, EXCEPT:

A. competition



B. seasonality

C. life cycle trends

D. manufacturing delays

Question 3

What is one cause of the bullwhip effect?

A. lead times

B. seasonality

C. weather

D. quality control

Question 4

Each of the following is an approach to avoiding multiple forecasts, EXCEPT:

A. information sharing

B. system integration

C. vendor-managed inventory (VMI)

D. transactional processing

Question 5

What is one way to reduce the contribution of lead time to the bullwhip effect?

A. reducing order batch size



B. time management

C. prioritization

D. cost reduction

Question 6

Which of the following is true about forecasting?

A. It should be done once a year

B. It should be conducted by the supply chain leadership

C. It is more accurate for groups than for individual items

D. It is better to under-forecast rather than over-forecast

Question 7

Independent demand is best defined by:

A. demand for the finished product

B. demand forecast of an unbiased third party provider

C. demand that is based on actual orders

D. demand for manufacturing raw materials

Question 8

When do corporations employ qualitative forecasting?

A. When products are low value



B. When products are at the end of life stage

C. For new product introductions

D. When reliable historical sales data is available

Question 9

Intrinsic forecasting focuses on:

A. data about demand for the product itself

B. variables that affect the demand of the product

C. leveraging the collective experience possessed by employees

D. the inherent value of the product to the customer

Question 10

Which of the following is true about naïve forecasting?

A. assumes the demand will be consistent from one period to the next

B. makes educational guesses on demand for a new product

C. request input from employees outside of the supply chain

D. it is an error prone forecast

Module 3

Question 1

Customer relationship management (CRM) is best described as:

A. a focus on managing long term supplier relationships



B. a marketing philosophy based on putting the customer first

C. managing customers to promote your products

D. transactional guidelines when dealing with customers

Question 2

One general goal of supplier relationship management (SRM) is:

A. ensure mutual profitability while meeting customer needs

B. manage supplier costs

C. build relationships with as many suppliers as possible

D. improve negotiation process

Question 3

What impact has the focus on CRM and SRM had on business mindset?

A. lower costs

B. greater integration

C. shorter cycle times

D. focus on bottom-line results

Question 4

What is a key reason for the move to greater integration with suppliers?

A. consolidation of the industry



B. technology transfer

C. improved relationships

D. reduce complexity

Question 5

All of the following are typical requirements when implementing CRM and SRM EXCEPT:

A. new job definitions

B. new organization structure

C. new corporate vision

D. new technology platform

Question 6

Independent organizations that cooperate based on mutual values and act as a single entity is

called a:

A. lateral organization

B. integrated supply chain

C. lean supply chain

D. virtual organization

Question 7

What role has technology played in CRM?

A. It has made it easier for business to gather information on customer buying habits



B. It has spawned new software companies

C. It has changed the roles of participants

D. It has reduced the complexity of the supply chain

Question 8

Technology has played all of the following roles in SRM, EXCEPT:

A. Systems can show current status of operations

B. Suppliers can communicate with customers in real time

C. Transactional processes can be automated

D. Security enhancements now effectively segregate enterprise business processes

Question 9

Based on the APICS definition of SRM, a firm will implement this philosophy with:

A. all tier 1 type suppliers

B. a selected group of suppliers

C. all suppliers

D. a few suppliers who are deemed indispensable

Question 10

A firm that has a customer first marketing philosophy practices:

A. CRM



B. TPM

C. SRM

D. CTM

Module 4

Question 1

Which one is NOT among the three largest companies presently providing ERP software:

A. SAP

B. Oracle

C. Microsoft

D. Sybase

Question 2

All of the following are key characteristics of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

EXCEPT:

A. modularized business applications

B. common data source

C. seamless integration enabling the flow of information throughout the firm

D. normalized application structure

Question 3

All of the following are key to maximizing the ROI of an ERP system EXCEPT:



A. hiring skilled employees and providing adequate training

B. system monitoring and constraint improvement

C. early global launch

D. business process mapping

Question 4

The MOST significant characteristic of leadership in determining the value realized by an ERP

system is:

A. competence

B. vision

C. intelligence

D. analytical strength

Question 5

A successful deployment of a fully integrated ERP system is a characteristic of a:

A. Stage 1, functional focused supply chain

B. Stage 2, internally integrated supply chain

C. Stage 3, externally integrated supply chain

D. Stage 4, cross-enterprise collaboration and optimized supply chain

Question 6

What provides the foundation for a supply chain to move to Stage 3 and ultimately Stage 4 of



supply chain development?

A. MPS

B. ERP

C. DRP

D. MRP

Question 7

The ERP software design shift from proprietary, closed applications to web-based modules:

A. increased user training requirements

B. increased costs

C. eased system implementation

D. eased system integration with legacy and 3rd party systems

Question 8

When selecting an ERP system, it is important to ensure the business model implicit in the

system is:

A. based on the industry standard

B. robust

C. aligned with your business model

D. scalable

Question 9



What percentage of your required functionality should you expect in an industry leading ERP

system off-the-shelf product:

A. 50%

B. 70%

C. 80%

D. 90%

Question 10

What is MOST likely to increase if an off-the-shelf ERP system lacks at least 80% of your

required functionality?

A. training costs

B. consulting costs

C. license costs

D. hardware costs

Good Luck!

There you have it. Hope they helped. We wish you the best of luck! And do let us know how you

progress.

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RWSC Team says

October 4, 2013 at 7:21 pm

You’re very welcome Ibrahim.

Ibrahim Samir says

October 4, 2013 at 4:34 am

Thanks a lot

RWSC Team says

August 2, 2013 at 4:48 pm

Hi there!

No, they do not include explanations. The explanations are generally straightforward

though if you reference the CSCP Learning System.

Hope this helps. Please email us if you have more questions.

Best,

RWSC



RWSC Team says

August 2, 2013 at 4:46 pm

Hi Victor,

Yes, this was prepared before the 2012 change. The questions themselves though are

still generally relevant.

Hope this helps!

Victor says

July 31, 2013 at 5:53 am

This is very interesting. However, I observed that the 40 APICS CSCP questions are in

four modules. Have these questions been updated to match the 2012 APICS CSCP

changes? The 2012 APICS CSCP has been changed and is in there modules. Your 40

APICS CSCP are in four modules.

idris says

July 22, 2013 at 7:54 am

Hello,

Thank you for the good job…keep it up!

I am interested in your study packs, I mean the one sold for $95, but I want to know if

these questions come with explanations before I pay for it.

Thanks again.



Soumojit says

April 2, 2013 at 12:51 am

Absolutely fantastic work is done by the team here! Will keep coming for more!

In the jaded world of supply chain, there is so much to know and good that we have

somebody to lead us with your valuable insights! Good work! Keep it up!

Pelou says

March 11, 2013 at 6:01 pm

Hi,

just a litle question, are you suere of your anwsers of Question 41 of module 1 section

A.

Your answser is C, it’s strange, I think it’s D.

njdfsfs says

March 8, 2013 at 6:25 pm

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scott seymore says

January 9, 2013 at 6:36 pm

great practice!

RWSC Team says


Glad to know it helped Milek!

Milek Milano says


Useful

RWSC Team says

June 22, 2011 at 2:16 am

Good luck Raj!

Rajasekhar Ravichandran says

June 22, 2011 at 1:59 am



Great Sampling of Questions… will come back and update the status of my CSCP

exam which is scheduled for this weekend… Thanks and Regards, Raj

RWSC Team says

May 11, 2011 at 1:24 pm

Hi Darryl,

Thanks for the note and the kind words.

There really aren’t case study questions on the exam. There may have been a question

here and there that was based on a short set of sample data. I guess you could sort of

consider this a case question. But generally, there are no sections on the test where

you’re asked to read a short case and then answer a few questions. Each question

tends to stand alone.

APICS does state that you should select the MOST correct answer to the question. So

the correct answer is not always obvious and you could maybe argue that it is a bit

subjective sometimes. That said, we think APICS did a good job of creating an exam

that forces you to have a solid grasp of supply chain concepts.

Hope this helps Darryl. Please let us know if we can share our own thoughts on other

questions you may have.

If you prefer, you can also send us a note directly via email or our contact form.

Good luck!

Best,

Eric



darryl collins says

May 10, 2011 at 9:08 am

Hi,

Thanks for the question bank of 100 + 40 questions.

I have one clarification

The questions for the CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) from ISM

USA are more detailed and subjective. The questions are more like case studies. Are

similar questions asked on the APICS CSCP.

For example one of the questions is as follows

A company hires a supplier to launch a web site for a new product. The

implementation is very successful, and the supplier would like to publicize its efforts

in advertising on its website, with testimonials from the buying company’s employees.

However the contract prohibits this. Which of the following is the LEAST likely to be

the reason for the company’s postion on this matter?

A Other suppliers may seek endorsements from teh company.

B Employees might be targeted for sales pitches by the suppliers competitors.

C The company has a policy of not endorsing suppliers.

D The company plans to launch additional websites on its own.

Kindly clarify.

thanks

darryl

RWSC Team says

February 28, 2011 at 3:30 pm

Hi Arun,

Thank you for the kind words. We’ve considered it seriously and really want to do so.

However, our big challenge right now is resources.

If we do this, we want to make sure we can do it very well. So for now, we remain



slightly on the cautious side until we can scale appropriately.

That said, if you want to discuss some more of your ideas about this, we’d love to hear

them. Maybe there is a solution that still provides benefits, but is a bit scaled down.

Feel free to email me directly at jan [AT] realworldsupplychain (DOT) com

Thanks again for the message.

Best,

Jan

Arun Minnasandran says

February 28, 2011 at 3:25 pm

Hi

I am preparing for CSCP and I came across this site during my research. Firstly the

site is well organized and clearly run by good professionals. Secondly I found nothing

to complain about. My suggestion, if it’s not asking for too much would be to consider

evolving a training program to help prepare for CSCP. APICS’ Learning system is very

expensive. I am sure I will keep visiting this site in the future.

Thanks

Arun

RWSC Team says

December 31, 2010 at 2:36 pm

Hi Mazandu Team,



Thanks for the kind words. Good luck in the exam!

Best,

Jan

MAZANDU CR says


Hello everyone -

First and foremost, Happy New Year to you all and especially to the contributors of

this website – May your next 365 days into the year 2011 be full of successes. To learn

how to say Happy New Year in some languages see here

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Now and most importantly is what brought me into this website – the availability of

CSCP study notes can one find here. My exam is scheduled in the next few days and

my discovery of this website couldn’t have come in better time. Simply put, I’ve been

lucky enough to have discovered what it has to offer.

Keep it up and Job well done!

Mazandu Team

RWSC Team says


Yep, that was our fault Kristen We really need to make that link more noticeable.

Anyway, glad it worked out. Good luck and let us know if you need anything.

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Best,

Jan

RWSC Team says


Hi Kristen,

Thanks for the note. Here’s the link: http://realworldsupplychain.com/answers-to-40-

cscp-questions/

It’s actually up there in the second to the last line before the questions. But you’re not

the first person to have difficulty finding the link. We’ll make it more noticeable now.

Let us know if you need anything else.

Best,

Jan

Kristen says


Ah ha. I found it. I was looking for it near the bottom; however, it’s near the top!

Excellent. Sorry I missed it.

Thanks!

K

http://realworldsupplychain.com/answers-to-40-cscp-questions/



Kristen Cameron says


I seemed to have missed the link to answers. Would you please post?

Thanks!

Best

Kristen

RWSC Team says

December 28, 2010 at 3:13 am

Hi Dee,

Regarding your question on Module 2, Question 4:

Transaction Processing:

The idea here is that near-term demand driving supply chain operations is based on

actual customer order transactions. So for example, if say you have two weeks of firm

customer orders in the system that are being used to drive operations, you know

exactly what you’re executing toward — and you avoid multiple forecasts. This really

only applies in the short-term horizon, but it does help.

System Integration:

One could say that system integration by itself does not avoid multiple forecasting.

We’ve all worked in companies with integrated systems that no one uses. It only

speaks to how the various processes are talking to each other. In this case, it is via an

integrated IT system.

In general, one thing to remember is that the test taker will need to select the answer

that is most correct. One can make an argument for a lot of right answers to the

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questions. Unfortunately, it makes it a bit more challenging because the relative

“correctness” of the answer has to be factored in.

The most important thing to do when preparing for the test is put in this critical

thought. And if you do this enough times the subtle differences between possible

answers hopefully start to be more noticeable. This is why we’re strong believers in

taking as many practice tests and seeing as many questions as you can.

I know this may not be the direct answer you were hoping for, but it seems to be

something we just have to work with in this type of exam.

Hope this helps! Good luck.

Best,

Jan

RWSC Team says


Hi Dee!

Glad to know you’re finding our site helpful. This is what motivates us to put in the

time to produce more resources.

As for more questions, have you already downloaded our free questions report here:

http://realworldsupplychain.com/100-cscp-exam-questions/? There are 100 questions

in that and all totally free.

If you email us directly at [email protected], we might be able to find

other ways to help you a bit more.

Looking forward to hearing from you.


mailto:[email protected]



Best,

Jan

Dee says


Is it possible for you to post more questions? I am preparing to take it in a few days

and I found this site very very helpful.

Dee says


Hi! Since you asked, I am having trouble understanding the logic for Module 2

Question 4.

Each of the following is an approach to avoiding multiple forecasts, EXCEPT:

B. system integration

D. transactional processing

The answer is B but I thought it was D. In my opinion, transactional processing is key

to operations execution at the lower level. I thought we were trying to avoid multiple

forecasts so system integration would be a good approach to have systems talk to

each other at the higher level.

Your thoughts?



The RWSC Team says


Hi Dee!

Glad you found the link. Just let us know if you need anything else.

Good luck!

Dee says


Thanks. I just found the link.

Dee says


Hello can you please post the answers?

RWSC Team says


Updated post to include link to answers.

Good luck!



RWSC Team says


Thanks Jason! We’ll be posting the answers tonight!

Jason says


Great questions! Now post the answers. =)

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