Free Certified in Production and Inventory Management – Master Planning of Resources CPIM Exam Practice Test

Which of the following is/are included in five major levels in the manufacturing planning and control system?

• Strategic business plan
• Production plan
• Master production schedule
• All of these

Any changes can be made to the MPS as long as it is within the limits set by the production plan. Changes are routine and are often made by the computer program. This is the scenario in zone of time fence.

• Slushy Zone
• Frozen Zone
• Liquid Zone
• None of these

Independent demand is:

• Directly related to the demand for any other products or assemblies
• Not related to the demand for any other products or assemblies
• Calculated
• A & C

What includes the functions of establishing specifications, selecting suppliers, price determination, and negotiation?

• Supplier scheduling
• Competitive follow-up
• Procurement
• None of the above

Planning horizon means

• The number of periods in the record
• The most current period in the record
• The quantity of the records
• None of the above

All of the following are ways to achieve financial objectives EXCEPT:

• Reduce inventory so inventory investment is at a minimum level
• Decrease the number of plants and warehouses
• Extensive distributions system
• Manufacture only to customer order

describes the function of the organization.

• Vision statement
• Mission statement
• Policy statement
• Service statement

The planning horizon is the time span for which plans are made. It must cover a period at least equal to the time required to accomplish the plan. For Mater production scheduling, the minimum planning horizon is:

• The longest cumulative or end-t-end lead time (LT)
• The shortest lead time
• The difference between the productions of two different batches
• None of these

Which of the following basic characteristic that can be used to measure the performance of a particular process or activity?

• Quantity
• Cost
• Quality
• All of the above

Process specifications are step-by-step set of instructions describing how the product is made this information is usually recorded an:

• A route sheet
• A Routing file
• Process sheet
• Both A& B are the same