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Test-Taking Tips and

Strategies

Improve Your Performance on

APICS Certification Exams


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Before the Exam

Make sure you understand what ScaledScore is. Read the document titled

Understanding a Scaled Score from

APICS.

Review Exam Content Manual and samplequestions.

Use APICS Practice Question Bookletsand Datachem CDs to take mock tests.

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Take the day off before the exam to relaxand review study materials.

Get a good nights rest before the exam.

If testing in the morning, allow enoughtime to go over your study materials one

last time.

Eating something before the exam is alsorecommended.

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Wear comfortable clothes. Plan to arrive at the test center at least 1

hour before the exam.

If taking public transportation to the examcentre, use the time to review practice

questions. Drink some coffee to wake up

your brain during the journey!

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What to Carry?

Take 2 forms of specified IDs to the examone with photo.

At least 4 HB pencilswell sharpened.

A sharpener. An eraser.

A non-programmable calculator (withsquare root function). If noise bothers you, take ear plugs.29 August 2011


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Before You Open the

Question Booklet Place a watch on your desk such that

current time is always seen.

Do a memory dump as soon as you sit

down: formulas, dates, etc. (You are given

clean note paper. Write down all of the

formulae you have been memorizing

immediately after you sit down. Then youwont be trying to recall details when the

stress is highest.)

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Know how much time you have: CPIM Basics:

105 questions180 minutes.

CPIM DSP, ECO, MPR and SMR:

75 questions180 minutes.

CSCP:

175 Questions240 minutes.

Plan not to spend more than 30-45seconds on each question.

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Divide the total time in three (almost equallittle large, medium, little small) passes:

Pass 1:

Answer all questions leaving out difficult questions.Mark answers on question booklet itself.

Pass 2:

Review answers and transfer to answer sheet. Pass 3:

Answer difficult questions (??) and check yourwork.

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Keep four sharpened pencils ready. Keep an eraser ready.

Keep a calculator ready. Plan to use the entire time allotted incompleting the exam.

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After You Open the

Question Booklet Do not grab your pencil immediately. Turn the answer sheet over and put it on

one side.

Quickly scan through all the questions toget a feel of the paper.

Be ready for test taking. Stay calm andfocused during the test. Grab your pencil!!

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Answering Strategy

Allocate time to every question. Check regularly that you are on time.

Dont rush. You will make unnecessarymistakes. Read the question and all the answers.

Pay particular attention to the wording ofthe questions on the exams. Read

carefully!!

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Read the question and answers againunderlining the keywords.

Eliminate answers that are definitelywrong.

Make a tentative selection of the rightanswer. Dont pick the first good answer;

select the BEST answer.

Read the question and answer again toconfirm your selection.

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Dont over think your answers. Be logical;sometimes the best answer is based on

logic.

Mark (?) any answers on the exam thatyou are unsure of, continue with the exam,

and then revisit them before submitting -

sometimes other exam questions will jogyour memory.

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Dont dwell on difficult questions, rathermark (??) it and come back later.

If you see the first few questions are givingyou trouble, skip over to the next question

until you find one you are confident of the

answer. This will build your confidence

and enable you to get the "feel" of theexam.

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Remember that there is no penalty for awrong answer (no negative marking).

There is a 25% chance of guessing theright answer.

Answer ALL questions even if you have notime to read.

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Answering Technique

APICS likes answers that suggestempowerment, information sharing, speed,

flexibility, feedback, partnerships,

Lean/JIT, quality, etc.

APICS exams do not involve complicatedmathematical calculations.

You need to think laterally. APICS teaches us that nothing is clear-cut

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You should forget how you do things inyour business. Think of BEST

PRACTICES according to APICS.

Dont let experience get in your way!(There is the right way, the wrong way,

their company way, my way, and the

APICS way! Dont let experience misleadthem from the APICS answer.)

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Never say nevernor always. Watch out for EXCEPTS.

Beware of the obvious. Some questionswill look too easy, too obvious and you willspend an inordinate amount of time trying

to figure out the trick. However, there will

be some easy questions -- at least from

your point of view.

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Conversely, you should at least spend afew seconds to make sure that the

apparently easy question isnt really

somewhat more demanding than it seemson first reading.

Every item has four answer choices. Twoare throwaways, one is almost right, andone is the best .

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Sometimes, you must pick the leastobnoxious answer.

On Roman Numeral questions,select/eliminate carefully. Then pick your

answer. If your answer doesnt match a

selection, attack the problem logically.

Sometimes you get lucky!

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Why People Fail?

Not reading and following How to Preparefor an Exam document from KnoWerX

carefully.

Procrastinate until the last minute to study. Procuring insufficient or using wrong study

materials.

Studying from Study Notes or ParticipantGuides ONLY.

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Selective studying. Not studying the Exam Content Manual

and sample questions.

Following someone elses path ofpreparing for exams.

Not knowing the underlying concepts. Not practicing mock tests through PracticeQuestion Booklets and/or Datachem CDs.

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Trying to predict test questions. Carelessnessnot paying attention to the

words in each question.

Not setting a schedule. Using only the work experience and

academic knowledge to answer the exam.

Not knowing the considerations whenchanging your answer.

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Marking answer on a previous/nextquestion number on the answer sheet.

Not checking the last step or comparingyour scratch calculation to the answer

selected.

Not transferring answers from the questionbooklet to the answer sheet.

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Technique for Answering

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Make Predictions

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Increased supplier quality problems prompt the customer

to

What do you think the right answer is, before looking at

possibilities?


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Make Predictions

Increased supplier quality problems prompt the customer

to

A. change specifications of supplied items

B. change specifications of products

C. carry less safety stocks

D. carry more safety stocks

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Make Predictions

Increased supplier quality problemsprompt the customer

to

A. change specifications of supplied items

B. change specifications of products

C. carry less safety stocks

D. carry more safety stocks

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Answer the Question

Small-lot production is best achieved by doing which of the

following?

A. making cellular production layouts

B. reducing set-up timesC. increasing number of work centers

D. implementing a Kanban system

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Answer the Question

Small-lot productionis best achieved by doing which of the

following?




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Answer the Question

Small-lot productionis best achieved by doing which of the

following?




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Benchmark

Production lot splitting may result in which of the following

trade-off?

A. Increased customer service

B. Increased work center efficiency

C. Increased cumulative setup time

D. Increased manpower costs

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Benchmark

Production lot splittingmay result in which of the following

trade-off?





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Benchmark

Production lot splittingmay result in which of the following

trade-off?





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Valid Information

Which of the following systems would be most appropriatefor managing an inventory of tyres purchased by anautomobile manufacturer for use in the assembly ofseveral models of a car?

A. periodic ordering systemB. reorder point systemC. MRP systemD. two-bin replenishment system

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Valid Information

Which of the following systems would be most appropriatefor managingan inventory of tyrespurchased by anautomobile manufacturer for use in the assembly ofseveral modelsof a car?


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Valid Information

Which of the following systems would be most appropriatefor managingan inventory of tyrespurchased by anautomobile manufacturer for use in the assembly ofseveral modelsof a car?


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Avoid Fact Traps

Under the lean production concept, which of the following istrue?

A. Smaller capacity machines are deployed.

B. Products are produced only to customer orders.C. Space is reduced on the shop floor.D. Fewer products are produced.

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Avoid Fact Traps

Under the lean productionconcept, which of the following istrue?



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Avoid Fact Traps

Under the lean productionconcept, which of the following istrue?



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Milk the Question

Which of the following systems would best perform the

functions of production planning, resource planning,

arriving at an agreed game plan and resolving conflicts

among various functions

A. Demand management

B. Sales & Operations Planning

C. Master Scheduling

D. Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

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Milk the Question



arriving at an agreed game planand resolving conflicts






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Milk the Question



arriving at an agreed game planand resolving conflicts






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The Trap of Familiarity

Which of the following software capabilities is used during

order entry for make-to-stock products?

A. available-to-promise

B. forecastingC. selecting features and options

D. sales bill of materials

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Which of the following software capabilitiesis used during

order entryfor make-to-stock products?




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Which of the following software capabilitiesis used during

order entryfor make-to-stock products?




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Eliminate Answers

Which of the following techniques / systems are typicallyused in lean manufacturing systems?

I. Produce to customer ordersII. Material Requirements Planning (MRP)III. KanbanIV. Input Output Control

A. I and III onlyB. I and IV only

C. II and III onlyD. I, II, III, and IV

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Eliminate Answers

Which of the following techniques / systemsare typicallyused in lean manufacturingsystems?




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Eliminate Answers

Which of the following techniques / systemsare typicallyused in lean manufacturingsystems?




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Brainstorm

In a lean production environment, Ishikawa diagram isincluded in training so that employees may use it toidentify which of the following?

A. the most frequently occurring defectsB. out-of-control operationsC. potential factors causing defectsD. the flow of work through the plant

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Brainstorm

In a lean productionenvironment, Ishikawa diagramisincluded in training so that employees may use it toidentify which of the following?


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Brainstorm

In a lean productionenvironment, Ishikawa diagramisincluded in training so that employees may use it toidentify which of the following?


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Read Carefully

XYZ Tyre Co. Ltd. is a leading tyre manufacturing company that hasbeen manufacturing truck tyres and other tyres for more than 50years. XYZs business is categorized into three segments - exports,OEM, and domestic replacements. XYZ manufactures tyres forheavy commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, earthmovers,forklifts, tractors, trailers, cars, motorcycles and scooters. XYZ hastwo plants. XYZ has a new green field plant coming up. It has main

distribution centre (DC) at Nagpur. Apart from this, it has 52regional DCs in 10 zones, 245 carrying and forwarding (C&F)agents and over 6,000 dealers. In the existing supply chain anddistribution system, products are pushed through the channel, fromthe plants to main DC to regional DCs to C&Fs according to thehistorical ordering patterns. The Regional Manager (RM) at theC&F decides the number of sizes required to meet the demand.Usually, this is on the discretion of manager based on past historyor on random basis. At times, this process lead to excessiveinventory, stock outs, delays etc. XYZ is contemplatingimplementation of pull based system in the distribution system.

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Read Carefully (cont.)

The introduction of pull based system in distribution systemof XYZ is most likely to lead to which of the following forcar manufacturing domestic companies?

A. having a new DC in closer proximityB. better order fulfilmentC. increase in tyre delivery lead timesD. decrease in tyre delivery lead times

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The introduction of pull based systemin distribution systemof XYZ is most likely to lead to which of the following forcar manufacturingdomestic companies?


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The introduction of pull based systemin distribution systemof XYZ is most likely to lead to which of the following forcar manufacturingdomestic companies?


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Face Value

In which industry lean enterprise systems can besuccessfully implemented?

I. ManufacturingII. DistributionIII. Airlines

A. I onlyB. I and II onlyC. II and III only

D. I, II, and III

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Face Value

In which industry lean enterprise systemscan besuccessfullyimplemented?

I. ManufacturingII. DistributionIII. Airlines


D. I, II, and III

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Face Value


I. Manufacturing YesII. Distribution Yes

III. Airlines Yes


D. I, II, and III

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Face Value


I. Manufacturing YesII. Distribution Yes

III. Airlines Yes


D. I, II, and III

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Prefixes

The process of disaggregating end items to the level of

purchased items is known as

A. Single-level implosion

B. Multi-level implosion

C. Single-level explosion

D. Multi-level explosion

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Prefixes

The process of disaggregating end itemsto the level of

purchased itemsis known as





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Prefixes

The process of disaggregating end itemsto the level ofpurchased itemsis known as





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Hedge Phrases

Which of the following statements is true aboutimplementing a Material Requirements Planning (MRP)system?

A. It would usually lead to a reduction of inventory levels.B. It may provide the same service level as a reorder

point system with safety stocks.C. It would result in savings that are likely to be small

and difficult to determine.D. It is probably easy to use and economical to

implement.

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Hedge Phrases

Which of the following statements is trueaboutimplementinga Material Requirements Planning (MRP)system?




implement.

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Hedge Phrases





implement.

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Hedge Phrases





implement.

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Switchback Words

Which of the following best describes the traditionalapproach to how much is produced?

A. Products produced to utilize capacity rather thanservice demand to reduce production cost.

B. Products produced to utilize 70% capacityrather than full capacity to keep safety capacity.

C. Products produced as per chase strategyrather than level strategy to minimize inventory.

D. Products produced as per level strategy

rather than chase strategy to minimize capacitychanges.

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Switchback Words

Which of the following best describes the traditionalapproachto how much is produced?






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Switchback Words







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New Information

Measurement of order fill rate performance should bebased on which of the following considerations?

A. Whether the performance is calculated on monthly,weekly or daily basis.

B. The result of the measurement should be easilyunderstood by management.

C. The order fill rate performance should focus onmargin of order filled versus total margin of order.

D. The measurement should indicate overall customersatisfaction with the order.

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New Information

Measurement of order fill rateperformance should bebased on which of the following considerations?





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New Information






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New Information






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Contextual Clues

When ExxonMobil organized to include crude extractionand retail stations as well as refinery, it created which

of the following:

A. U.S. equivalent of a keiretsu

B. Monopoly

C. Lateral Supply Chain

D. Vertical Supply Chain

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Contextual Clues

When ExxonMobil organized to include crude extractionand retail stationsas well as refinery, it created which

of the following:

A. U.S. equivalent of a keiretsu

B. Monopoly

C. Lateral Supply Chain

D. Vertical Supply Chain

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Contextual Clues


of the following:

A. U.S. equivalent of a keiretsu ??

B. Monopoly

C. Lateral Supply Chain ?

D. Vertical Supply Chain ?

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Contextual Clues


of the following:

A. U.S. equivalent of a keiretsu ??

B. Monopoly

C. Lateral Supply Chain ?

D. Vertical Supply Chain ?

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Unfamiliar terminology

The primary difference between Finite Loading techniqueand Infinite Loading technique is that

A. Infinite Loading technique increases capacity

B. Infinite Loading techniques creates infinite load on awork center even though capacity is finite

C. Finite Loading technique is mainly used to achieve

schedule-crashing

D. Finite Loading technique is used with BackwardScheduling technique

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The primary differencebetween Finite Loadingtechniqueand Infinite Loadingtechnique is that




schedule-crashing


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schedule-crashing


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schedule-crashing


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Extreme Statements

Among all the forecasting techniques, what is true aboutFocus Forecasting?

A. It always produces accurate forecast.

B. It never produces accurate forecast.C. It selects a technique that gives minimum error if

previous period was forecasted now.

D. It is the best forecasting technique.

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Extreme Statements

Among all the forecasting techniques, what is trueaboutFocus Forecasting?





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Extreme Statements

Among all the forecasting techniques, what is trueaboutFocus Forecasting?





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Answer Choice Families

Which two statements are true about Quality FunctionDeployment technique?

I. It is used to translate customer requirements in todesign features

II. It is used to translate customer requirements in toquality specifications

III. It determines design features based on functionsIV. It puts customer first

A. I and IIB. II and IIIC. I and IVD. II and IV

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g g

Answer!A work centre is scheduled to produce for 48 hours per

week. In the previous week, it was operational for 45

hours, and produced 43 standard hours of work.

Calculate the utilization in the previous week.

A. 93.75%

B. 89.58%

C. 95.55%

D. 104.65%

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g g

Answer!A work centre is scheduled to produce for 48 hoursper


hours, and produced 43 standard hoursof work.


A. 93.75%

B. 89.58%

C. 95.55%

D. 104.65%

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g g

Answer!A work centre is scheduled to produce for 48 hoursper


hours, and produced 43 standard hoursof work.


A. 93.75%

B. 89.58%

C. 95.55%

D. 104.65%

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Except Questions

Demand is an input to all of the following, except

A. Sales & Operations Planning

B. Master Scheduling

C. Material Requirements Planning

D. Available-to-Promise

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Except Questions

Demandis an inputto all of the following, except





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Except Questions

Demandis an inputto all of the following, except





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Not Questions

Which of the following is not true?

A. Forecast is more accurate for near future than distant

future

B. Forecast is more accurate for product families ratherthan for products

C. Forecast is more accurate for time buckets of weeks

rather than months

D. Forecast is almost never accurate

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Not Questions



future

B. Forecast is more accurate for product families ratherthan for products


rather than months

D. Forecast is almost never accurate

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Not Questions



future Yes

B. Forecast is more accurate for product families ratherthan for products Yes


rather than months

D. Forecast is almost never accurate Yes

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future Yes

B. Forecast is more accurate for product families ratherthan for products Yes


rather than months

D. Forecast is almost never accurate Yes

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