Exam 4: Master production schedule

Fill out the following MPS record.There are no units on hand and the MPS policy is to order in 3000 unit intervals. Periods 1 2 3 4 Forecast 500 200 3000 1500 Available MPS

Which of the following are disadvantages of using the covering set MPS technique? 1)Under plans common parts 2)Special bill structure is required 3)Requires retrofitting costs 4)Requires sophistication and experience

Write down the equation for the ATP for MPS periods after the initial period.

Which of the following are used as inputs for MPS? 1)Forecasts of returns 2)Safety stock 3)Customer orders 4)Bill of Materials (BOM)

Which of the following activity times are considered in the MPS' planning horizon? 1)Procurement time 2)Engineering time 3)Promotion time 4)Production time

According to the manufacturing framework, what is the immediate succeeding process to the MPS process?

Among the various MPS techniques, _______________ only uses a subset of all end items.

Fill in the MPS record when the MPS can only be ordered in 100 unit intervals. Periods 1 2 3 4 5 Forecast 50 25 120 20 100 Orders 76 12 25 Available Available to promise MPS On hand 10

Describe the definition of a planning horizon in a paragraph.

Describe what maintaining the integrity of the MPS is in your own words

According to the manufacturing framework, what is the immediate preceding process that provides input for the MPS process?

What is the ending inventory for period 8 when the MPS is 0 units? The ending inventory for period 7 was 89 units.The forecasted demand for period 7 was 120 units while, for period 8, it is 20 units.The customer order for period 8 is 25 units.

Which of the following are advantages of using the superbill MPS technique? 1)Reduces retrofitting 2)Increases the number of end items forecast 3)Quick implementation 4)No special planning bills

How does the equation for the ATP differ between the initial period and subsequent MPS periods?

In the __________________ manufacturing environment, order acceptance occurs before the production lead time.Fill in the blanks.

Which of the following are either created or manipulated during the early portions of the production lead time? 1)Components 2)Minor subassemblies 3)Major subassemblies 4)Raw materials

The MPS record below is based on the forecast at the beginning of period 1.However, at the beginning of period 2, the actual demand for period 1 was only 500 units.Which of the following correctly states the change in MPS as a result? The MPS can only be ordered in 500 unit intervals. Periods 1 2 3 4 Forecast 1100 2000 300 150 Available 100 100 300 150 MPS 1000 2000 500 On hand 200 \multicolumn 2 |l \cline 1-4

Name the manufacturing environment emphasizes the immediate delivery of reasonably priced off-the-shelf standard items.

The follow are some possible MPS techniques.Choose the correct MPS technique.

Using the following demand forecast table, what is the MPS quantity for period 3? The MPS can only be ordered in 1500 unit intervals and there is 200 units on hand. Periods 1 2 3 4 Forecast 500 200 3000 1500