Online Access Free CPIM Practice Test
| Exam Code: | CPIM |
| Exam Name: | Certified in Production and Inventory Management |
| Certification Provider: | APICS |
| Free Question Number: | 590 |
| Posted: | May 31, 2026 |
The absence of defects both in product and non-product categories and use of a good documentation system, this is known as:
1. Flow of work through the shop is varied and depends on the design of a particular product. As orders are processed, they will take more time at once workstation than at another. Thus, the work flow is not balanced.
2. Machinery and workers must be flexible enough to do the variety of work. Machinery and work centers are usually grouped according to the function they perform (e.g. all lathes in one department).
3. Throughput times are generally long. Scheduling work to arrive just when needed is difficult, the time taken by an order at each work center varies, and work queues before work centers, causing long delays in processing. Work-in-process inventory is often large.
4. The capacity required depends on the particular mix of products being built and is difficult to predict. These are the characteristics of:
Once the preliminary production plan is established, it must be compared to the existing resources of the company. This step is called answered:
Are the resources available to meet the production plans?
If not, how will the difference be reconciled?