IBM C1000-208: IBM Maximo Manage v9.1 Inventory Management - Associate

Last checked November 10, 2026 against the official IBM exam page.

1. Question 1Inventory Transactions for Items, and Tools

   A technician drew four pipe fittings for a repair but used only three. The spare fitting goes back to the storeroom. Which transaction records that return?

   1. AA transfer that moves the spare fitting to a second storeroom
   2. BA positive adjustment that raises the storeroom balance for the fitting
   3. CA receipt that records the fitting as newly delivered from a supplier
   4. DA return that puts the unused fitting back into the storeroom balance
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   Correct answer: D

   A return reverses an issue by sending unused material from a job back into the storeroom balance. A transfer moves stock between storerooms, a receipt records new delivery from a supplier, and a positive adjustment is for correcting balances after a count.

2. Question 2Storeroom Setup and Item Creation

   A maintenance team is setting up a new storeroom and wants to receive its first stocked spare seal. Which setup must exist before the seal's quantities can be tracked in that storeroom?

   1. AA standard cost set on the purchase order that will bring the seal in
   2. BA work order that is planned to consume the seal during the first month
   3. CAn inventory record that links the seal item to this storeroom
   4. DA tool record that assigns the seal to one technician's personal kit
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   Correct answer: C

   Stock quantities are held per item for each storeroom through an inventory record, so the item must be linked to the storeroom before receipts can be tracked there. A standard cost, a planned work order or a tool record does not create a place to hold balances, so none of them is a prerequisite.

3. Question 3Stock Management

   A storeroom shows a current balance of 12 bearings. Five of them are reserved for a planned work order. A technician asks how many can be issued to a new job. What is the correct available balance?

   1. A12, because reserved quantities still count as available until issued
   2. B5, because only the reserved quantity can be given out to new jobs
   3. C7, because reserved stock is subtracted from the current balance
   4. D17, because the reserved stock is added back to the current balance
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   Correct answer: C

   Available balance is current balance minus reserved balance, so 12 minus 5 leaves 7. The other options either ignore the reservation, use only the reserved amount, or add the reservation instead of subtracting it.

4. Question 4Inventory Valuation and Cost Control

   A storeroom received 10 valves at $40 in March and 10 more at $46 in June. Under FIFO costing, what unit cost is charged when the next 10 valves are issued?

   1. A$46, the most recent receipt
   2. B$43, the simple average of the two receipt prices
   3. C$40, the oldest receipt still on hand
   4. DThe item's preset standard cost
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   Correct answer: C

   FIFO charges issues at the cost of the oldest receipts still on hand, which is the March receipt at $40. The June price is the newest cost, the $43 simple average ignores FIFO altogether, and a preset standard cost is not used under FIFO.

5. Question 5Physical Count Management

   A storeroom holds thousands of items and cannot shut down for a full count. Which approach fits this need?

   1. ASetting standard costs for each item during every count
   2. BFull counts that remove the need for any later adjustments
   3. CCounting only items that have had a recent receipt, ignoring all others
   4. DCycle counting, which checks a rotating subset of items
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   Correct answer: D

   Cycle counting checks a rotating subset of items on a schedule, so the storeroom keeps operating while balances are verified over time. Full counts still need adjustments when they find variances, and counting only recent receipts or resetting costs does not verify balances.