CIPS L3M5 Exam - Topic 1 Question 3 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L3M5 exam

Question #: 3
Topic #: 1

An approach to storage whereby items will be placed anywhere where there is free space, reducing the overall volume of space required in the warehouse.

ALost and found

BRandom location

CFree standing

DFixed location

EFlexible location

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Suggested Answer: B

This is 'random location' storage, normally heavily monitored by a sophisticated computer system to help re-locate and potentially retrieve the items quickly.

The other answers offered are mostly 'random nonsense'.

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by Diane at Mar 20, 2024, 09:13 PM

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Gayla

9 months ago

Free standing? I thought it was all about flexibility!

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Larae

9 months ago

Wait, does that really save space?

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Sanjuana

10 months ago

I agree, random location is super efficient.

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Rory

10 months ago

Definitely not fixed location!

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Gene

10 months ago

Sounds like random location storage to me!

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Asha

10 months ago

I’m confused between B and E. Flexible location sounds like it could also apply, but I feel like random is more specific to what the question describes.

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Ozell

11 months ago

I practiced a question similar to this, and I think they mentioned that random location helps maximize space. So, I’m leaning towards B as well.

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Stanton

11 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about fixed vs. flexible locations in storage. This feels more like random placement.

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Crista

11 months ago

I think the answer might be B, Random location, since it sounds like it fits the idea of using any available space.

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Temeka

11 months ago

This seems like a question about flexible or adaptive storage systems. I'm leaning towards option E, "Flexible location," as the best answer based on the description.

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Marvel

11 months ago

I'm a bit confused by this question. The description doesn't seem to match any of the answer choices very well. I'll have to make an educated guess here.

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Silvana

11 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The key is that the items are placed "anywhere where there is free space." That sounds like a random location storage system to me. I'll go with option B.

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Juan

11 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure what "reducing the overall volume of space required" means in this context. I'll have to read through the options carefully.

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Allene

11 months ago

This sounds like a question about warehouse storage optimization. I'll need to think carefully about the key details in the description to determine the best approach.

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