Exam 4: Material Requirements Planning

Each part or item has__________ part number.

A__________ report is similar to a where- used report. However, the report shows only those parents for which there is an existing requirement.

A good MRP system generated exception messages to advise the planner when some event needs attention.

What are the basic responsibilities of a planner?

The manufacturer of dishwashers uses flexible connection hose material in the assembly of the units. In the assembly of the dishwasher, the hose is a/an __________item.

Transaction messages mean that the planner must tell the MRP software of all actions that that will influence the MRP records.

Sometimes requirements change rapidly and by small amounts, causing the materials requirements plan to change back and forth. The planner must judge whether the changes are important enough to react to and whether an order should be released.

What are the uses of bills of material?

__________is the process of placing the exploded requirements in their proper periods based on lead time.

Describe situations that will generate exception messages in MRP.