APICS Exam CPIM Topic 1 Question 88 Discussion

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Question #: 88
Topic #: 1

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What exist because of the time needed to move goods from one location to another such as from a plant to a distribution center or a customer?

AStable inventories

BOperating inventories

CPipeline inventories

DCyclic inventories

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by Ula at May 23, 2024, 02:42 AM

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Celeste

3 months ago

Haha, this question is a real head-scratcher! Maybe the answer is E) Inventory Tetris, where you have to perfectly stack all the goods to fit the transportation constraints.

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Darrel

26 days ago

Yes, that's correct!

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Rodney

29 days ago

C) Pipeline inventories

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Ellen

1 months ago

Definitely not D) Cyclic inventories.

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Ivette

1 months ago

D) Cyclic inventories

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Johana

1 months ago

No, I believe it's C) Pipeline inventories.

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Essie

1 months ago

B) Operating inventories

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Joana

2 months ago

I think it's C) Pipeline inventories.

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Jade

2 months ago

C) Pipeline inventories

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Gregoria

2 months ago

A) Stable inventories

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Audry

3 months ago

I'm going to go with B) Operating inventories. That's the inventory that's needed to keep the business running, right? Seems like it would be affected by the time it takes to move goods around.

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Paulene

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure. Could it be D) Cyclic inventories? That seems to fit the description of the time needed to move goods between locations.

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Bernardo

2 months ago

You might be right. Pipeline inventories make sense in that context.

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Mireya

3 months ago

I think it's actually C) Pipeline inventories. They exist because of the time needed to move goods from one location to another.

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Berry

3 months ago

I think the answer has to be C) Pipeline inventories. It's the only one that makes sense in the context of the time needed to move goods from one location to another.

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