Supply-chain planner

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for supply-chain planner selection in the rail, transit, road transport, maritime, and logistics sector with 5 skill areas: planning and scheduling exercises, numerical reasoning, critical thinking, data interpretation and problem solving. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Planning and scheduling exercises — Resources, dependencies, deadlines, constraints, and contingency planning.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Data interpretation — Tables, charts, graphs, dashboards, trends, comparisons, and evidence-based conclusions.
• Problem solving — Selecting methods, combining information, troubleshooting, and reaching practical solutions.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. A supply-chain planner's core focus is to:

   • A. Balance demand, supply, inventory, and capacity over time
   • B. Drive every delivery personally
   • C. Design product packaging art only
   • D. Run payroll exclusively

2. Forecast jumps 30% next month; plant capacity is near max. What is best?

   • A. Delete capacity constraints
   • B. Ignore the forecast
   • C. Promise unlimited supply
   • D. Model options: overtime, alternate sourcing, or demand shaping

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.