IBM Certification IBM Sterling Supply Chain 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary function of IBM Sterling Warehouse Management System (WMS)?
- Managing employee payroll
- Optimizing and controlling warehouse operations including receiving, picking, and shipping (Correct answer)
- Monitoring network traffic
- Generating financial reports
Correct answer: Optimizing and controlling warehouse operations including receiving, picking, and shipping
IBM Sterling WMS manages and optimizes all warehouse operations, from inbound receiving through picking, packing, and outbound shipping.
Question 2: Which IBM Sterling module handles returns processing and reverse logistics?
- Sterling Return Management (Correct answer)
- Sterling Network Inventory
- Sterling Transportation Management
- Sterling Catalog Management
Correct answer: Sterling Return Management
Sterling Return Management handles the reverse logistics process, including return authorization, inspection, disposition, and refund or exchange processing.
Question 3: In IBM Sterling Order Management, what is a 'pipeline' in the context of order processing?
- A CI/CD deployment workflow
- A sequence of transaction types that defines the lifecycle stages of an order (Correct answer)
- A network data transfer protocol
- A batch ETL data process
Correct answer: A sequence of transaction types that defines the lifecycle stages of an order
A pipeline in Sterling Order Management is the ordered sequence of transaction types that defines how an order moves through its lifecycle, from creation to completion.
Question 4: What does the IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) solution help businesses do?
- Configure server hardware, set IT pricing, and generate maintenance quotes
- Configure complex products, generate accurate pricing, and produce customer quotes quickly (Correct answer)
- Configure database parameters and quote API response times
- Configure user roles and price subscription tiers
Correct answer: Configure complex products, generate accurate pricing, and produce customer quotes quickly
IBM Sterling CPQ helps sales teams configure complex, customizable products, apply accurate pricing rules, and generate professional customer quotes efficiently.
Question 5: Which IBM Sterling product is specifically designed to manage transportation and carrier logistics?
- IBM Sterling Field Sales
- IBM Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS) (Correct answer)
- IBM Sterling HR Connect
- IBM Sterling Identity Manager
Correct answer: IBM Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS)
IBM Sterling Transportation Management System manages freight, carrier selection, shipment routing, and logistics cost optimization.
Question 6: In Sterling B2B Integrator, what is a 'trading partner profile'?
- A social media profile for a business partner
- A configuration record storing a partner's communication settings, document formats, and identifiers (Correct answer)
- A report card grading partner performance
- A contract document stored as a PDF
Correct answer: A configuration record storing a partner's communication settings, document formats, and identifiers
A trading partner profile in Sterling B2B Integrator stores the configuration needed to exchange documents with a partner, including identifiers, protocols, and format preferences.
IBM Certification IBM Sterling Supply Chain 2
What is the primary function of IBM Sterling Warehouse Management System (WMS)?