APICS CPIM Exam - Topic 2 Question 99 Discussion

Actual exam question for APICS's CPIM exam

Question #: 99
Topic #: 2

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A system that forecasts when the various demands will be made by the system on central supply is known as:

AAnticipated centralized system

BPredictive central system

CDistribution requirements planning

DConjecture supply planning

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Suggested Answer: B

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Carlene

5 months ago

Conjecture supply planning? Sounds made up!

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Lourdes

5 months ago

Nope, it's not A or B, those are wrong.

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Pamella

6 months ago

Wait, is it really C? I thought it was something else.

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Colette

6 months ago

Totally agree, that's the right term!

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Tiffiny

6 months ago

It's definitely C, Distribution requirements planning.

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Socorro

6 months ago

I thought "Conjecture supply planning" was just a made-up term. I don't think that's it, but I can't quite remember the details on the others.

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Dominque

7 months ago

I feel like "Anticipated centralized system" could be a trick answer. I lean towards C, but I wish I had more confidence.

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Lore

7 months ago

I remember discussing predictive systems, but I can't recall if that was specifically for central supply. Could it be B?

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Dorsey

7 months ago

I think the answer might be C, Distribution requirements planning, but I'm not entirely sure. It sounds familiar from our last practice session.

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Merissa

7 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording of this question. I'm not entirely confident, but I'm going to select A - Anticipated centralized system.

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Ryann

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I'm debating between B and C, but I'm leaning more towards C - Distribution requirements planning.

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Vallie

7 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is B - Predictive central system.

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Tien

7 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. A system that forecasts demands on central supply... I'm going to go with D - Conjecture supply planning.

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Nobuko

7 months ago

Okay, I think I've got a strategy for this. I'll start by considering the default admin access and then look at how the HR roles and permissions might be set up.

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Reyes

1 year ago

A) Anticipated centralized system? More like an 'anticipated brain fart' if you ask me. C) is the clear winner here.

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Ma

11 months ago

Definitely, C) Distribution requirements planning is the most accurate option.

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Fanny

11 months ago

Yeah, C) seems like the most logical choice for forecasting demands.

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Donette

11 months ago

I agree, C) Distribution requirements planning is the way to go.

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Marguerita

1 year ago

D) Conjecture supply planning? Seriously? That sounds like something a fortune teller would do, not a real logistics system.

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Nidia

11 months ago

D) Conjecture supply planning? Seriously? That sounds like something a fortune teller would do, not a real logistics system.

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Lasandra

11 months ago

C) Distribution requirements planning

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Rolande

11 months ago

A) Anticipated centralized system

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Gladys

1 year ago

I was torn between B) Predictive central system and C) Distribution requirements planning, but I'm going with C since it seems more specific to the question.

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Chan

11 months ago

Yeah, it makes sense to go with the more specific choice.

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Tarra

12 months ago

I agree, it sounds like the most specific option.

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Lyndia

12 months ago

I think C) Distribution requirements planning is the correct answer.

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Ruthann

1 year ago

I think C) Distribution requirements planning is the correct answer. It sounds like the most accurate description of a system that forecasts demand on central supply.

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