CPT Material Handling & Logistics 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which forklift attachment is best suited for handling cylindrical loads like paper rolls or barrels?
- Side shifter
- Carton clamp
- Roll clamp (Correct answer)
- Push-pull attachment
Correct answer: Roll clamp
A roll clamp uses curved arms to grip and handle cylindrical loads such as paper rolls or barrels without pallets.
Question 2: What does the term 'ABC analysis' refer to in inventory management?
- Auditing bin counts alphabetically
- Classifying inventory by value and usage frequency (Correct answer)
- Tracking items by arrival date
- Sorting items by physical size
Correct answer: Classifying inventory by value and usage frequency
ABC analysis categorizes inventory into A (high value/low quantity), B (moderate), and C (low value/high quantity) to prioritize management efforts.
Question 3: A warehouse uses a 'pick-to-light' system. What is its primary benefit?
- Reduces lighting energy costs
- Guides pickers with illuminated displays to increase speed and accuracy (Correct answer)
- Automatically replenishes shelf stock
- Tracks forklift locations in real time
Correct answer: Guides pickers with illuminated displays to increase speed and accuracy
Pick-to-light systems use LED displays at storage locations to direct workers, reducing errors and improving picking throughput.
Question 4: What is the purpose of a 'dock leveler' in a shipping and receiving area?
- To weigh outbound shipments
- To bridge the height gap between the dock and trailer floor (Correct answer)
- To prevent trailers from rolling away during loading
- To scan barcodes on incoming pallets
Correct answer: To bridge the height gap between the dock and trailer floor
A dock leveler spans the gap and height difference between the loading dock and the truck trailer, enabling safe pallet jack and forklift entry.
Question 5: When calculating the load center for a forklift, which dimension is most critical?
- Load height
- Horizontal distance from the front face of the forks to the load's center of gravity (Correct answer)
- Width of the load
- Weight of the forks themselves
Correct answer: Horizontal distance from the front face of the forks to the load's center of gravity
The load center is the horizontal distance from the fork face to the load's center of gravity, which determines the forklift's safe lifting capacity.
Question 6: Which storage system uses a rotating carousel of shelves or bins to bring items to the picker rather than sending the picker to the item?
- Drive-in rack
- Horizontal or vertical carousel (Correct answer)
- Cantilever rack
- Push-back rack
Correct answer: Horizontal or vertical carousel
Carousel systems rotate stored items to a fixed pick station, reducing travel time and improving ergonomics for order fulfillment.
Question 7: In a manufacturing plant, 'supermarket' pull systems are associated with which lean concept?
- Kaizen events
- Kanban replenishment (Correct answer)
- 5S workplace organization
- Value stream mapping
Correct answer: Kanban replenishment
Supermarket pull systems use kanban signals to replenish a controlled inventory buffer only when downstream processes consume material.
CPT Material Handling & Logistics 2
Which forklift attachment is best suited for handling cylindrical loads like paper rolls or barrels?