APICS CPIM-MPR Exam - Topic 1 Question 59 Discussion

Actual exam question for APICS's CPIM-MPR exam

Question #: 59
Topic #: 1

Production is being planned to emphasize the utilization of a critical and very expensive piece of capital equipment. Which of the following production planning strategies should be used?

AChase

BLevel

CCost-based

DCombination

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Suggested Answer: B

by Kattie at Oct 15, 2022, 09:31 PM

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Gerald

4 months ago

Definitely need to focus on that critical equipment!

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Kassandra

4 months ago

Wait, I thought combination was always the best choice?

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Rashida

4 months ago

Cost-based seems risky with such expensive equipment.

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Rolf

4 months ago

I disagree, level strategy could be more stable.

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Alease

4 months ago

Chase strategy makes sense for maximizing usage.

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Merrilee

5 months ago

I feel like a Combination strategy might be the best choice here, as it could balance the benefits of both Chase and Level, but I need to think it through more.

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Dortha

5 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the Cost-based option. It seems like it could be relevant, but I’m not clear on how it directly relates to capital equipment utilization.

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Josefa

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question about capital equipment, and I think the Level strategy could help maintain consistent output, but it might not utilize the equipment effectively.

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Luisa

5 months ago

I think we might want to use the Chase strategy since it focuses on matching production with demand, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Linwood

5 months ago

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Paulina

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not too sure about this one. I'll have to think it through carefully.

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Renea

5 months ago

I'm pretty confident about this one. The question is asking about the availability of the ServiceNow Communities feature, and the answer is clearly True.

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