CPIM CPIM-8.0 APICS Study Notes

Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM 8.0) Questions and Answers

Question 101

Which of the following items does the master scheduler have the authority to change in the master scheduling process?

Options:

Product mix

Aggregate volume

Engineering change effectivity date

Customer order quantities

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Explanation:

The master scheduler has the authority to change the product mix in the master scheduling process. The product mix is the combination and proportion of different products or product families that the company offers to its customers. The master scheduler can adjust the product mix based on the customer demand, the production capacity, the inventory levels, and the strategic objectives of the company. The master scheduler can also use the product mix to balance the demand and supply, to optimize the resource utilization, and to maximize the profitability. The other options are not correct, as they are items that the master scheduler does not have the authority to change in the master scheduling process, but rather inputs or constraints that the master scheduler has to follow or consider:

Aggregate volume is the total quantity of products or product families that the company plans to produce and deliver in a given period. Aggregate volume is determined by the sales and operations planning (S & OP) process, which involves the senior management and the functional managers of the company. The master scheduler has to align the master production schedule (MPS) with the aggregate volume, and cannot change it without the approval of the S & OP team.

Engineering change effectivity date is the date when a change in the design or specification of a product or a component becomes effective. Engineering change effectivity date is determined by the engineering department, which is responsible for the product development and innovation. The master scheduler has to incorporate the engineering change effectivity date into the MPS, and cannot change it without the approval of the engineering department.

Customer order quantities are the amounts of products or product families that the customers order from the company. Customer order quantities are determined by the market demand and the customer preferences. The master scheduler has to satisfy the customer order quantities as much as possible, and cannot change them without the approval of the customers or the sales and marketing department. References:

[CPIM Part 2 - Section A - Topic 1 - Sales and Operations Planning]

Master Production Schedule (MPS)

Product Mix

Aggregate Planning

Engineering Change Management

Customer Order Management

Question 102

An organization has hired a new auditor to review its critical systems infrastructure for vulnerabilities. Which of the following BEST describes the methodology the auditor will use to test whether servers are set up according to the organization ' s documented policies and standards?

Options:

Select an appropriate sample size of changes to production servers related to critical systems within the audit period and ensure they adhere to documented policies and standards.

Select an appropriate sample size of recently deployed servers and review their configuration files against the organization ' s policies and standards.

Select all production servers related to critical systems and review their configuration files against the organization ' s policies and standards.

Select an appropriate sample size of changes to recently deployed servers within the audit period and ensure they adhere to documented policies and standards.

Question 103

What is the BEST item to consider when designing security for information systems?

Options:

The comprehensive level of assurance required

The jurisdiction of the information system

The security requirements of the board

The Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

Question 104

Who is responsible for ensuring compliance when an organization uses a cloud provider to host its Virtual Machine (VM) instances?

Options:

An independent auditor employed by the cloud provider is responsible for ensuring compliance.

The cyber insurance carrier is responsible for ensuring compliance.

The cloud provider may have a level of responsibility; however, the customer is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance.

Compliance is equally shared between the cloud provider, the customer, and third-party vendors that interact with the VM instances.

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