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Cips l4m7 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE)
(MULTIPLE CHOICES) (A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED) LATEST VERSION 202!5
What is a Store?
Ans: small, local storage facility for immediate use items
Warehouse: Stand-alone vs Integrated
Ans: Stand-alone: not connected to manufacturing, assembly
or retails
Integrated: on same site that materials or products are used by
or sold to external users
Distribution centres, Cross dock, Stockyard?
Ans: Distribution Centre: Warehouses intended to be a focal
point for a specific activity for a geographical are a
Cross dock: Warehouse where goods received from suppliers
wait for immediate shipment.
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Stockyard: open area (may be a canopy or protection) often
used to store bulky items, vehicles +appropriate materials.
Types of Warehouse: Centralised, National, Regional, Local
Ans: Centralised: single location that can be used to supply a
whole country
National: used to receive and manage goods being imported
into the country
Regional: used to supply an area of a country
Local: storage at many locations situated close to the
users/customers
What is inventory?
Ans: Components, raw materials, WiP, finished goods required
for the creation of goods/services
What is Cost of Last Mile (COLM)?
Ans: Disproportional cost of the last mile in distribution
network and hardest for operator to overcome.
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What is a dock? Dual use vs sole use?
Ans: In a warehouse used for loading + unloading vehicles
Dual use: in and out docks - increase flexibility
Sole use: ensures a minimum no. of docks are available for
specific transport
What is an Order Accumulation Bay?
Ans: Area in warehouse where multiple elements of a delivery
are stored until the shipment is complete + can be shipped as
one
What is Cross-Docking?
Ans: Delivery is unloaded but then prepared for dispatch
without being stored. In some cases a vehicle may be awaiting
loading
What are Tote Box, Pallets, Stillages, Containers, Drum/reels?
Ans: Tote Box: reusable storage box
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Pallets: platform structures designed to support a load and be
lifted by forks
Stillages: robust pallet made of steel/very heavy duty plastic
with caged sides.
Containers: 20/40ft usually steel boxes used for large scale
shipping
Drum/reels: container for stock, usually cylindrical, usually
loose materials/liquids
What is flow?
Ans: Ability of stock to move around a facility in the quickest
and safest way.
7(S) Trends for Demands and Inventory Use
Ans: Stable: demand is not falling or rising
Soaring: demand is rising
Shrinking: demand is falling
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Cips l4m7 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE)
(MULTIPLE CHOICES) (A+ GRADED 100%
VERIFIED) LATEST VERSION 202!5
What is a Store?
Ans: small, local storage facility for immediate use items
Warehouse: Stand-alone vs Integrated
Ans: Stand-alone: not connected to manufacturing, assembly
or retails
Integrated: on same site that materials or products are used by
or sold to external users
Distribution centres, Cross dock, Stockyard?
Ans: Distribution Centre: Warehouses intended to be a focal
point for a specific activity for a geographical are a
Cross dock: Warehouse where goods received from suppliers
wait for immediate shipment.
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Stockyard: open area (may be a canopy or protection) often
used to store bulky items, vehicles +appropriate materials.
Types of Warehouse: Centralised, National, Regional, Local
Ans: Centralised: single location that can be used to supply a
whole country
National: used to receive and manage goods being imported
into the country
Regional: used to supply an area of a country
Local: storage at many locations situated close to the
users/customers
What is inventory?
Ans: Components, raw materials, WiP, finished goods required
for the creation of goods/services
What is Cost of Last Mile (COLM)?
Ans: Disproportional cost of the last mile in distribution
network and hardest for operator to overcome.
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What is a dock? Dual use vs sole use?
Ans: In a warehouse used for loading + unloading vehicles
Dual use: in and out docks - increase flexibility
Sole use: ensures a minimum no. of docks are available for
specific transport
What is an Order Accumulation Bay?
Ans: Area in warehouse where multiple elements of a delivery
are stored until the shipment is complete + can be shipped as
one
What is Cross-Docking?
Ans: Delivery is unloaded but then prepared for dispatch
without being stored. In some cases a vehicle may be awaiting
loading
What are Tote Box, Pallets, Stillages, Containers, Drum/reels?
Ans: Tote Box: reusable storage box
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Pallets: platform structures designed to support a load and be
lifted by forks
Stillages: robust pallet made of steel/very heavy duty plastic
with caged sides.
Containers: 20/40ft usually steel boxes used for large scale
shipping
Drum/reels: container for stock, usually cylindrical, usually
loose materials/liquids
What is flow?
Ans: Ability of stock to move around a facility in the quickest
and safest way.
7(S) Trends for Demands and Inventory Use
Ans: Stable: demand is not falling or rising
Soaring: demand is rising
Shrinking: demand is falling
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