APICS cpim-eco practice test

What management approach is based on the participation of all members of an organization in
improving processes, and culture in which they work?

• A. Total Quality Control
• B. Total Quality Engineering
• C. Total Quality Management
• D. Total Waste Management

A reduction in the lead time results from which of the following actions?

• A. Increase in work-in-process, increase in throughput
• B. Increase in work-in-process, decrease in throughput
• C. Decrease in work-in-process, increase in throughput
• D. Decrease in work-in-process, decrease in throughput

Obtaining processing inspection and testing data is an example of which of the following quality-
related costs?

• A. Appraisal
• B. Prevention
• C. Internal failure
• D. External failure

Scheduling to less-than-full capacity facilitates which of the following outcomes?

• A. Material handling reduction
• B. Increased finished goods
• C. Preventative maintenance
• D. Reduced forecast variance

Which of the following statements about high-volume repetitive manufacturing is true?

• A. Machinery and workers must be flexible
• B. Takt time is variable
• C. There is very little stocking of intermediate assemblies
• D. Throughput times are generally long

Proper workplace organization calls for which of the following actions?

• A. Increasing supervisor oversight
• B. Returning frequently used items to a nearby, fixed location
• C. Increasing the use of kanbans
• D. Placing all tools in a centrally located tool crib

Which of the following basic layout principles should be applied to improve work flow?

• A. Sequencing layouts for families of parts
• B. Locating supermarkets near U-cells
• C. Reducing number of machine tools
• D. Increasing vertical part movement

Objectives of implementing a work cell include which of the following outcomes?

• A. Increasing worker satisfaction
• B. Organizing resources by raw material type
• C. Implementing standard work
• D. Sharing common equipment

The following problems were reported from the field:
Which of the following techniques could be used to solve these problems?

• A. Tighten present tolerances
• B. Analyze process control data
• C. Establish supplier certification
• D. Increase the inspection rate

The primary value of a process map is to show:

• A. product routings between work centers.
• B. plant layout.
• C. material and operator movements.
• D. material and information flow.

Throughput for a family of parts can be increased by use of which of the following approaches?

• A. Cell layout
• B. Functional layout
• C. High utilization
• D. Batch processing

Control charts are used to do which of the following?

• A. Determine preventative maintenance schedules
• B. Display variation of the production process
• C. Determine the percentage of output within specification limits
• D. Verify ongoing process capability

Standard costing systems may encourage production managers to do which of the following
activities?

• A. Concentrate on easy orders to maintain high productivity ratios.
• B. Implement Theory of Constraints.
• C. Implement lean production systems to reduce cycle times.
• D. Build finished-goods inventory to net requirements.

The question below is based on the following chart of values relative to upper and lower control
limits:
Which of the following types of variation is shown?

• A. Special
• B. Periodic
• C. Common
• D. Assignable

Which of the following outcomes are objectives of statistical process control?

• A. To reduce product returns
• B. To stabilize a process
• C. To verify a DMAIC project
• D. To identify control limits