APICS Exam CPIM Topic 1 Question 98 Discussion

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Question #: 98
Topic #: 1

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The length of time from when material enters a production facility until it exists, this is known as:

Athroughput time

Bworkforce time

Ccreation time

Dassembly time

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by Glory at Sep 14, 2024, 11:20 AM

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2 months ago

Assembly time? Nah, that's too specific. Gotta be the more general 'throughput time'.

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Cordell

1 months ago

Definitely not assembly time, that's just one part of it.

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Tiera

1 months ago

Yeah, I agree. It's the overall time from start to finish.

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Deandrea

1 months ago

I think it's throughput time.

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Berry

2 months ago

Hah, workforce time? Really? I'd be surprised if anyone picked that one.

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Jolene

1 months ago

I agree, it's definitely not workforce time.

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Precious

2 months ago

Yeah, workforce time doesn't really make sense in this context.

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Hoa

2 months ago

D) assembly time

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Carolynn

2 months ago

A) throughput time

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Almeta

2 months ago

I think it could also be D) assembly time, as that specifically refers to the time spent putting the final product together.

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Jill

2 months ago

A) throughput time

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Stefan

2 months ago

I'm going with C) creation time. Sounds like a more intuitive way to describe the time from material entry to exit.

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Dorothy

29 days ago

D) assembly time

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Kami

1 months ago

C) creation time

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Leanna

1 months ago

B) workforce time

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Barbra

2 months ago

A) throughput time

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Lang

2 months ago

I agree with Jill, throughput time makes sense because it includes all the steps from start to finish.

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Alease

3 months ago

Definitely A. Throughput time is the key metric for measuring the efficiency of a production process.

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Kris

2 months ago

Actually, it's not assembly time, it's throughput time.

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Norah

2 months ago

D) assembly time

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Cristy

2 months ago

I agree, throughput time is crucial for measuring efficiency.

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Johanna

2 months ago

A) throughput time

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Franchesca

3 months ago

I think the answer is A) throughput time. It makes the most sense in the context of production facilities.

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Jerry

2 months ago

Yes, throughput time is the time from when material enters until it exits the production facility.

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Dell

3 months ago

I agree, A) throughput time is the correct answer.

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