CSCP Inventory Management

Question 1

The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model minimizes the sum of which two costs?

Accepted Answer

Ordering costs and holding (carrying) costs

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Purchase price and transportation costs

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Stockout costs and obsolescence costs

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Setup costs and labor costs

Question 2

Which inventory classification method segments items into A, B, and C categories based on annual dollar usage?

Accepted Answer

ABC analysis (Pareto analysis)

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XYZ analysis

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Economic order quantity

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Safety stock analysis

Question 3

Safety stock is held primarily to protect against:

Accepted Answer

Variability in demand and supply lead time uncertainty

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Seasonal demand peaks

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Price increases from suppliers

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Production machine breakdowns

Question 4

What is the 'reorder point' (ROP) in inventory management?

Accepted Answer

The inventory level at which a replenishment order should be placed to avoid a stockout

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The maximum inventory level allowed in the warehouse

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The minimum order quantity required by a supplier

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The point at which excess inventory should be returned to the supplier

Question 5

Which inventory valuation method assumes that the most recently purchased items are sold first?

Accepted Answer

LIFO (Last In, First Out)

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FIFO (First In, First Out)

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Weighted average cost

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Specific identification

Question 6

Cycle counting is an inventory accuracy technique that involves:

Accepted Answer

Counting a subset of inventory on a rotating basis throughout the year rather than one annual physical count

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Counting inventory at the end of each production cycle

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Tracking inventory movements through each stage of the supply chain

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Auditing supplier inventory levels monthly