APICS Exam CPIM Topic 1 Question 88 Discussion

Actual exam question for APICS's Certified in Production and Inventory Management exam

Question #: 88
Topic #: 1

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The operation that controls the work feeding the bottleneck and must operate at a rate equal to the utput of the bottleneck so the time buffer queue is maintained is known as:

Agateway operation

Bbottleneck operation

Ctask operation

DControl buffer operation

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

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Lavonne

2 months ago

Haha, I bet the answer is B) bottleneck operation. Gotta keep that buffer queue balanced, ya know? Otherwise, it's gonna be a traffic jam!

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Rolf

1 months ago

Exactly, keeping that buffer queue balanced is key to smooth operations.

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Madonna

1 months ago

Yeah, we don't want any traffic jams in our process flow.

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Annamae

2 months ago

I think you're right, it's definitely B) bottleneck operation.

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Latricia

2 months ago

No, it's definitely B) bottleneck operation. That's the key to keeping things flowing smoothly.

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Roxane

2 months ago

I think it's D) Control buffer operation, that makes more sense to me.

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Nicolette

2 months ago

I agree, it has to be B) bottleneck operation. Can't have things backing up!

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Mitsue

3 months ago

C) task operation? Really? That seems too generic. This has to be more specific to the bottleneck concept.

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Glory

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards A) gateway operation. It's gotta be the operation that controls the work feeding the bottleneck, right? Sounds like the gateway to me.

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Ronald

2 months ago

I see your point, but I still think it's A) gateway operation. It just makes more sense to me.

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Bo

2 months ago

I think it's actually D) Control buffer operation. It's the one that maintains the time buffer queue.

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Susana

2 months ago

I see your point, but I still think A) gateway operation makes more sense. It's like the entrance point for the work feeding the bottleneck.

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Shaun

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be B) bottleneck operation. That's the one that controls the output, right?

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Dortha

2 months ago

I think it might be D) Control buffer operation. It sounds like it's the one maintaining the time buffer queue.

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Joanna

2 months ago

I see your point, but I still think it's A) gateway operation. It just makes more sense to me.

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Merlyn

2 months ago

I think it's actually D) Control buffer operation. It's the one that maintains the time buffer queue.

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Audrie

3 months ago

D) Control buffer operation sounds like it could be the right answer, but I'm not sure if that's the exact terminology used in the theory.

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Slyvia

3 months ago

I'm not sure, but it does sound like it could be the right answer.

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Slyvia

3 months ago

I agree, the bottleneck operation controls the work feeding the bottleneck.

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Quentin

3 months ago

I think the answer is B) bottleneck operation. It makes sense that the operation controlling the work feeding the bottleneck should match the output rate.

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