Question 1

Which basic production planning strategy avoids hiring and layoff costs and the costs of excess capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  demand matching 
B)  operation smoothing 
C)  subcontracting 
D)  all the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  demand matching 
B)  operation smoothing 
C)  subcontracting 
D)  all the above 
E)  none of the above C

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of a production plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  time horizons are five years 
B)  the production plan is for individual items 
C)  the only objective is to have an efficient plant 
D)  all of the above are characteristics of a production plan 
E)  none of the above is characteristic of a production plan 
A)  time horizons are five years 
B)  the production plan is for individual items 
C)  the only objective is to have an efficient plant 
D)  all of the above are characteristics of a production plan 
E)  none of the above is characteristic of a production plan E

Question 3

If the old backlog was 200 units, the forecast for the next period is 500 units, and production for the next period is 600 units, what will be the backlog at the end of the next period?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 units 
B)  200 units 
C)  300 units 
D)  700 units 
E)  800 units 
A)  100 units 
B)  200 units 
C)  300 units 
D)  700 units 
E)  800 units A

Question 4

Which of the following is an input to the production plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  strategic business plan 
B)  financial plan 
C)  market plan 
D)  engineering plan 
E)  all of the above are inputs 
A)  strategic business plan 
B)  financial plan 
C)  market plan 
D)  engineering plan 
E)  all of the above are inputs

Question 5

Over a 10-week period the cumulative sales are forecast at 10,000 units, the opening inventory is
200 units and the closing inventory is to be 100 units. What should be the weekly planned production for level production?

Accepted Answer

A)  990 
B)  1000 
C)  1010 
D)  1030 
E)  none of the above 
A)  990 
B)  1000 
C)  1010 
D)  1030 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Priority in production planning relates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  routing 
B)  how much of what is needed and when 
C)  capacity 
D)  an objective of the firm 
E)  none of the above 
A)  routing 
B)  how much of what is needed and when 
C)  capacity 
D)  an objective of the firm 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

If the opening inventory is 100 units, the sales are 500 units and the ending inventory is 200 units, then manufacturing must produce:

Accepted Answer

A)  300 units 
B)  400 units 
C)  500 units 
D)  600 units 
E)  none of the above 
A)  300 units 
B)  400 units 
C)  500 units 
D)  600 units 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Firms will generally make-to-order when:

Accepted Answer

A)  products are produced to customer specifications 
B)  there are many product options 
C)  product is expensive to make and store 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  products are produced to customer specifications 
B)  there are many product options 
C)  product is expensive to make and store 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Which of the following are characteristics of an MRPII system?
I. It incorporates the plans of marketing, production and finance.
II. It is a fully integrated planning and control system.
III. It has feedback from the bottom up.

Accepted Answer

A)  I only 
B)  II only 
C)  III only 
D)  I, II and III 
A)  I only 
B)  II only 
C)  III only 
D)  I, II and III

Question 10

Which of the following plans has the longest planning horizon and the least level of detail?

Accepted Answer

A)  strategic business plan 
B)  production plan 
C)  master production schedule 
D)  all of the above have the same level of detail 
E)  none of the above 
A)  strategic business plan 
B)  production plan 
C)  master production schedule 
D)  all of the above have the same level of detail 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements is best about sales and operations planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  it provides an means of updating the material requirements plan 
B)  it includes only the marketing and production plans 
C)  it is usually updated on a monthly basis 
D)  it has no effect on inventory levels 
A)  it provides an means of updating the material requirements plan 
B)  it includes only the marketing and production plans 
C)  it is usually updated on a monthly basis 
D)  it has no effect on inventory levels

Question 12

A production planning strategy which turns away extra demand is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  production leveling 
B)  demand matching 
C)  hybrid strategy 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  production leveling 
B)  demand matching 
C)  hybrid strategy 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Firms will generally make-to-stock when:

Accepted Answer

A)  demand is unpredictable 
B)  there are many product options 
C)  delivery lead times are long 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  demand is unpredictable 
B)  there are many product options 
C)  delivery lead times are long 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Which of the following represents the major reason for developing the production plan as part of
Sales and Operations Planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  To decide how to best produce exactly what is in the sales plan 
B)  To plan for resources required to produce to the agreed plan 
C)  To plan a schedule for the production of individual products 
D)  To plan the acquisition of new manufacturing facilities 
A)  To decide how to best produce exactly what is in the sales plan 
B)  To plan for resources required to produce to the agreed plan 
C)  To plan a schedule for the production of individual products 
D)  To plan the acquisition of new manufacturing facilities

Question 15

Which of the following information is needed to develop a make-to-stock production plan?
I. Forecast by time period for the production plan.
II. Opening inventory.
III. Opening backlog of customer orders.
IV. Desired ending inventory.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II and III 
B)  I, II and IV 
C)  1, III and IV 
D)  II, III and IV 
E)  none of the above 
A)  I, II and III 
B)  I, II and IV 
C)  1, III and IV 
D)  II, III and IV 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

Over the time span of the production plan, which of the following can usually be varied to change capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  work force 
B)  inventories 
C)  plant and equipment 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b above 
A)  work force 
B)  inventories 
C)  plant and equipment 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b above

Question 17

Which of the following is a complete closed loop planning system that develops plans for all materials and operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacity requirements planning 
B)  Enterprise resource planning 
C)  Supply chain management 
D)  Material requirements planning 
A)  Capacity requirements planning 
B)  Enterprise resource planning 
C)  Supply chain management 
D)  Material requirements planning

Question 18

Determining the need for labor, machines, physical resources to meet the production objectives of the firm is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  production control 
B)  production planning 
C)  capacity planning 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  production control 
B)  production planning 
C)  capacity planning 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

The function of setting the limits or levels of manufacturing operations based on the market plan and resource availability is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  production planning 
B)  production activity level 
C)  capacity planning 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  production planning 
B)  production activity level 
C)  capacity planning 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Which basic production planning strategy will build inventory and avoid the costs of excess capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  demand matching (chase) 
B)  production leveling 
C)  subcontracting 
D)  all the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  demand matching (chase) 
B)  production leveling 
C)  subcontracting 
D)  all the above 
E)  none of the above

Which basic production planning strategy avoids hiring and layoff costs and the costs of excess capacity?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a production plan?

If the old backlog was 200 units, the forecast for the next period is 500 units, and production for the next period is 600 units, what will be the backlog at the end of the next period?

Which of the following is an input to the production plan?

Over a 10-week period the cumulative sales are forecast at 10,000 units, the opening inventory is 200 units and the closing inventory is to be 100 units. What should be the weekly planned production for level production?

Priority in production planning relates to:

If the opening inventory is 100 units, the sales are 500 units and the ending inventory is 200 units, then manufacturing must produce:

Firms will generally make-to-order when:

Which of the following are characteristics of an MRPII system? I. It incorporates the plans of marketing, production and finance. II. It is a fully integrated planning and control system. III. It has feedback from the bottom up.

Which of the following plans has the longest planning horizon and the least level of detail?

Which of the following statements is best about sales and operations planning?

A production planning strategy which turns away extra demand is called:

Firms will generally make-to-stock when:

Which of the following represents the major reason for developing the production plan as part of Sales and Operations Planning?

Which of the following information is needed to develop a make-to-stock production plan? I. Forecast by time period for the production plan. II. Opening inventory. III. Opening backlog of customer orders. IV. Desired ending inventory.

Over the time span of the production plan, which of the following can usually be varied to change capacity?

Which of the following is a complete closed loop planning system that develops plans for all materials and operations?

Determining the need for labor, machines, physical resources to meet the production objectives of the firm is called:

The function of setting the limits or levels of manufacturing operations based on the market plan and resource availability is called:

Which basic production planning strategy will build inventory and avoid the costs of excess capacity?

Introduction to Materials Management

Master Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning

Capacity Management

Production Activity Control

Purchasing

Forecasting

Inventory Fundamentals

Order Quantities

Independent Demand Ordering Systems

Physical Inventory and Warehouse Management

Physical Distribution

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Lean Production

Total Quality Management

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Exam 2: Production Planning System

Which basic production planning strategy avoids hiring and layoff costs and the costs of excess capacity?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a production plan?

If the old backlog was 200 units, the forecast for the next period is 500 units, and production for the next period is 600 units, what will be the backlog at the end of the next period?

Which of the following is an input to the production plan?

Over a 10-week period the cumulative sales are forecast at 10,000 units, the opening inventory is 200 units and the closing inventory is to be 100 units. What should be the weekly planned production for level production?

Priority in production planning relates to:

If the opening inventory is 100 units, the sales are 500 units and the ending inventory is 200 units, then manufacturing must produce:

Firms will generally make-to-order when:

Which of the following are characteristics of an MRPII system? I. It incorporates the plans of marketing, production and finance. II. It is a fully integrated planning and control system. III. It has feedback from the bottom up.

Which of the following plans has the longest planning horizon and the least level of detail?

Which of the following statements is best about sales and operations planning?

A production planning strategy which turns away extra demand is called:

Firms will generally make-to-stock when:

Which of the following represents the major reason for developing the production plan as part of Sales and Operations Planning?

Which of the following information is needed to develop a make-to-stock production plan? I. Forecast by time period for the production plan. II. Opening inventory. III. Opening backlog of customer orders. IV. Desired ending inventory.

Over the time span of the production plan, which of the following can usually be varied to change capacity?

Which of the following is a complete closed loop planning system that develops plans for all materials and operations?

Determining the need for labor, machines, physical resources to meet the production objectives of the firm is called:

The function of setting the limits or levels of manufacturing operations based on the market plan and resource availability is called:

Which basic production planning strategy will build inventory and avoid the costs of excess capacity?

Introduction to Materials Management

Master Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning

Capacity Management

Production Activity Control

Purchasing

Forecasting

Inventory Fundamentals

Order Quantities

Independent Demand Ordering Systems

Physical Inventory and Warehouse Management

Physical Distribution

Products and Processes

Lean Production

Total Quality Management

Filters