ISM INTE Supply Management Integration Online Training
ISM INTE Online Training
The questions for INTE were last updated at Jul 18,2025.
- Exam Code: INTE
- Exam Name: Supply Management Integration
- Certification Provider: ISM
- Latest update: Jul 18,2025
A home goods manufacturer runs an annual sales promotion, and the promotion achieves success beyond the firm’s expectations. As a result, the firm runs short of a critical material. The firm purchases additional material, only to be left with excess inventory once the promotion runs its course.
To avoid this situation, which of the following should the organization have considered?
- A . Kepner-Tregoe cycle
- B . Demand planning
- C . Seasonal demand
- D . Product life cycle
A company requires a physical tracking system for goods received and handled in its warehouse. The firm’s executive management requests a report to justify funding for the tracking system.
Which of the following is the PRIMARY point the report should address?
- A . Training opportunities on scanner technology
- B . Waste stream tracking
- C . inventory accuracy
- D . Use of physical tracking by competitors
A manufacturer of gas-powered motors realigns its supply chain to fit a new business segment. In the past, the firm focused on customized designs. Now, it wishes to compete in the electric motor market, which is highly competitive and price-sensitive.
Given this situation, which of the following will ensure that the firm has the proper planning in place?
- A . Negotiating prices with suppliers with a focus on total cost of ownership models, to minimize inventory and logistics costs
- B . Working with engineering to ensure the inclusion of customizable product and service features, in order to meet customer demands
- C . Requiring suppliers to verify that sustainability metrics for various programs are closely monitored
- D . Working with engineering and suppliers to develop new product designs
Which of the following is calculated by taking the selling price of the buyer’s end product and subtracting the required profit?
- A . Total cost
- B . Target cost
- C . Allowable cost
- D . Should cost
A firm is looking to expand to a larger warehouse.
Which of the following should be given the GREATEST consideration when determining the new warehouse’s environmental impact?
- A . The building’s total carbon footprint
- B . The efficiency of the warehouse’s air conditioning unit
- C . The cost of replacing single pane windows
- D . The cost of changing light bulbs to LED lights
If a shipment has a gross weight of 500 pounds and overall dimensions of 42 inches x 48 inches x 48 inches, what is the density of the shipment (in pounds per cubic foot)?
- A . 0.744
- B . 0.005
- C . 8.9
- D . 5.0
A firm hires a new staff member in its warehousing department. As a FIRST step in the training of this employee, the warehouse manager should
- A . verify that the employee knows how to operate the warehouse equipment and tools correctly
- B . demonstrate how to package products in the correct manner, so that the employee can begin with packaging assignments
- C . explain the company’s safety policy and verify that the employee understands all safety-related requirements
- D . show the employee how to separate disposable vs recyclable packaging, to ensure the employee understands environmental compliance requirements
GHI, Inc. is a U.S.-based company with an expanding product line. GHI widens its sourcing of components to global suppliers, including suppliers in countries which are not included in trading blocs or bilateral agreements with the United States.
Compliance with which of the following will MOST likely reduce GHI’s administrative burden of cargo inspections on materials imported from these sources?
- A . United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
- B . Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- C . Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)
- D . Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
A supply manager learns that parts used in manufacturing are arriving scratched and must be polished before use, thereby hampering production. Sending the parts back to the supplier is not an option, as they are needed to meet increased demand.
Which of the following will be MOST helpful in resolving this problem?
- A . Acceptance/rejection history
- B . Process control
- C . Corrective action plan
- D . Supplier certification
A company that has never focused on supply management in the past is now faced with increasing competition from new, innovative products entering its market. As a result, the firm’s business strategy includes an increased focus on cost containment.
Given this situation, which of the following should the company do FIRST?
- A . Create an executive position for supply management
- B . Standardize global processes
- C . Raise the reporting level of key supply management personnel
- D . Consolidate tactical supply management positions where possible