This document is the first part of a series on top 50 supply chain interview questions. It provides questions to help sharpen supply chain knowledge and prepare for interviews. It also includes information on certifications like CIOP which is designed to equip professionals in inventory management concepts, tools, and techniques. The questions cover a wide range of supply chain topics from end-to-end supply chain design to risk management, performance metrics, and inventory optimization.

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This document is the first part
of Supply Chain Interview
Questions. We have carefully
selected 50 questions and presented
it here for your review. With over
a decade of experience in Supply
Chain Consulting, Training and
Certification, Fhyzics team has
developed deep insight into the
expectations of the industry in India
and across the globe. This document
is the reflection of those learnings.
The purpose of these questions is not only
for the interview preparation, but also to
rekindle your supply chain knowledge.
Try to answer these questions and it will
really sharpen your supply chain acumen.
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agnostic style and we hope you will enjoy
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Certified Inventory
Optimization
Professional
CIOP
The objective of CIOP certification
program is to equip the supply
chain professionals on all matters
pertaining to inventory. They not only
master the inventory management
concepts but also become proficient
in tools and techniques to optimize
inventory. Inventory Management
Body of Knowledge (IMBoK) forms
the foundation of CIOP certification.
Companies across the globe rely
on CIOP trained and certified
professionals to instill inventory best
practices in people, processes, and
systems.

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• Describe the end-to-end supply chain
of our industry.
• List out three major issues we face on
the supply side and demand side.
• What are your recommendations to
solve the supply and demand side
issues?
• Explain three major KPIs to measure,
monitor, improve and control the
supply chain.
• What methods would you use to
forecast at Strategy Business Planning,
S&OP and Master Scheduling?
• How would you arrive at the planning
horizon for a product?
• Could you please explain the impact
of scrap factor on MPS?
• How would you classify our suppliers
using Kraljic Matrix and give an
example?
• Can you quickly design a Supplier
Qualification Program? Just explain
your approach.
• Give me 10 locational factors that
would influence your warehouse
location.
• What are all the factors that
determines the number of
warehouses?
• How would you apply ISO 31000:2018
in supply chain risk management?
• Explain the impact of ISO 20400:2017
on procurement?
• In what way ISO 26000:2010 is
gaining more importance in the
supply chain of developing countries?
• Why ISO 27001:2013 is important for
our industry?
• Can you explain the approach to
implement ISO 14001:2015?
• Explain the term offsetting in MRP.
• What is the difference between
Pegging and Where-Used Report?

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• How do you classify inventory?
• Describe the functions of inventory?
• What is the best inventory turnover
ratio for our industry? And your
suggestions to improve upon it?
• What are the typical bottlenecks in
implementing S&OP?
• Give me examples of capacity
planning and management issues at
CRP, RCCP and Resource Planning.
• What is your understanding about
Geofencing?
• How Industry 4.0 is helpful in our
supply chain?
• Can you explain Control Tower?
• What is Inventory Pooling?
• Shifting gears from MTS to ATO. Is it
a beneficial move or not? Justify your
response.
• Can you present a brief analysis of
Porter’s Five Forces for our industry?
• How do you look at the PESTLE
Analysis for our industry in any given
geography?
• How would you prepare your team
Inventory
Management Body of
Knowledge v2.0
IMBoK v2.0
IMBoK v2.0 is the result of an
extended interaction with the
industry, academia and research.
IMBoK provides a comprehensive
coverage of all aspects of inventory
such as inventory fundamentals,
concepts, strategies, processes, best
practices, tools & techniques and
technologies including Industry 4.0.
CIOP founded on IMBoK heavily
rely on case study method of teaching
to master the global best practices
in inventory management and
optimization.
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for a negotiation with a strategic
supplier?
• What are all your observations
from this Balance Sheet and Income
Statements of one of our suppliers?
• Tell me your approach to design a
Cycle Counting procedure?
• How will you improve the inventory
accuracy in our industry?
• What are all the cost elements you
would consider while arriving at the
TCO for a CNC Lathe?
• Who are all should be the participants
of the S&OP Monthly Meeting and
Justify their presence?
• Explain how MPS is triggered in
Master Scheduling Process?
• Who are the major stakeholders for
ATP and how it benefits them?
• Explain the three V’s of supply chains
and explain their relevance for today?
• What are all the difference between
functional and product-based
layouts?
• Capacity management in continuous
production. Comment.
• What is a dispatching rule? And how
many are there? How each works?
• The pros and cons of backward and
forward scheduling.
• What is an Operation Setback Chart?
• How do you apply Juron Trilogy?
• How do you leverage FMEA in SCM?
• Explain a situation where you applied
A3 method to solve a production
problem.
• How UN Global Compact is
applicable in Supply Chain?
• Give an example of a situation where
you applied SIPOC to demystify a
process.
• What is a Bathtub Curve?

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