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Inventory and supply chain management
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40 CXC CAPE Management of Business questions on Inventory and supply chain management, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is buffer stock?

  1. Stock held for a customer who has not yet paid
  2. A minimum level held to absorb unexpected demand or delivery delay
  3. The amount ordered each time a purchase is made
  4. The largest quantity a business will hold
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✓ Answer: B — A minimum level held to absorb unexpected demand or delivery delay
Award 1 mark. It should be larger where lead times are long or unreliable and where a stockout would be costly.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is lead time?

  1. The time stock remains in the warehouse before sale
  2. The period between placing an order and receiving it
  3. The notice a supplier must give before raising prices
  4. The time taken to produce a finished unit
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✓ Answer: B — The period between placing an order and receiving it
Award 1 mark. For imported inputs it is measured in weeks rather than days, and its variability matters more than its average length.
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CXC CAPE Management of Business: Inventory and supply chain management FAQ

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Are the Inventory and supply chain management questions aligned to the official CXC CAPE Management of Business syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CAPE Management of Business specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC CAPE paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC CAPE.
How is Inventory and supply chain management typically tested on CXC CAPE Management of Business papers?
Inventory and supply chain management appears across multiple question types on real CXC CAPE Management of Business papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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