Question 1

How is the sales and operations planning process similar to the forecasting process?

Accepted Answer

Sales and operations planning is present

Question 2

A service firm uses a level utilization production-planning horizon of six months. They have developed a forecast for the coming three quarters that appears in the table. They can add no more than 15% of their production capacity as overtime. What is the minimum cost sales and operations plan? Can they deliver on their forecast?

Accepted Answer

Quantities appear in the upper

Question 3

A(n) ________ is a strategy that considers and implements a fuller range of supply options than a pure chase or level strategy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ________ is a strategy that considers...

Question 4

A financial assessment of a not-for-profit organization's near future (for one or two years ahead) is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  business plan. 
B)  annual plan. 
C)  resource plan. 
D)  financial budget. 
A)  business plan. 
B)  annual plan. 
C)  resource plan. 
D)  financial budget.

Question 5

Which one of the following statements about managerial inputs to production and staffing plans is best?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finance provides labor and machine standards. 
B)  Human resources provide the training capacity and labor-market conditions. 
C)  Marketing provides the schedule of sales associates. 
D)  Materials provide the current staffing level. 
A)  Finance provides labor and machine standards. 
B)  Human resources provide the training capacity and labor-market conditions. 
C)  Marketing provides the schedule of sales associates. 
D)  Materials provide the current staffing level.

Question 6

Acme expected demand for rocket-powered roller skates to pick up during Roadrunner Season, so they built hundreds of extra pairs and stored them out of season. The excess production is:

Accepted Answer

A)  buffer stock. 
B)  throughput. 
C)  lagniappe. 
D)  anticipation inventory. 
A)  buffer stock. 
B)  throughput. 
C)  lagniappe. 
D)  anticipation inventory.

Question 7

Table 10.1
Bart Incorporated manufactures rotary air fans and uses a production-planning horizon of one-half year. It allows for regular time, part time, overtime, and subcontracting production to meet the demand but no more than 12 units may be made by each of these methods. Both anticipation inventory and backorders are allowed. The beginning (or current) inventory is 20 units. Their first attempt at a sales and operations plan has resulted in the following.
  
-Use the information in Table 10.1. Which of these changes would result in the greatest improvement (in terms of total cost) for the production plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase anticipation inventory to 30 units at the start of the first month. 
B)  Produce an additional 12 units using subcontracting in the second month. 
C)  Produce an additional 12 units using overtime in the second and third months. 
D)  Reduce anticipation inventory to zero units at the start of the first month. 
A)  Increase anticipation inventory to 30 units at the start of the first month. 
B)  Produce an additional 12 units using subcontracting in the second month. 
C)  Produce an additional 12 units using overtime in the second and third months. 
D)  Reduce anticipation inventory to zero units at the start of the first month.

Question 8

The ________ is the length of time covered by a sales and operations plan.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ is the length of time...

Question 9

A sales and operations plan for a manufacturing firm that centers on manufacturing rates and inventory holdings is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a staffing plan. 
B)  a production plan. 
C)  a marketing plan. 
D)  a process plan. 
A)  a staffing plan. 
B)  a production plan. 
C)  a marketing plan. 
D)  a process plan.

Question 10

Backorders and stockouts are most likely to cause expenses for:

Accepted Answer

A)  advertising costs. 
B)  lost productivity. 
C)  cost of capital. 
D)  lost sales. 
A)  advertising costs. 
B)  lost productivity. 
C)  cost of capital. 
D)  lost sales.

Question 11

Which one of the following actions applies to a level strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hire workers to increase production output to match increases in demand requirements. 
B)  Build anticipation inventory to meet the variability in demand. 
C)  Decrease production output to match any decreases in demand requirements. 
D)  Use promotional campaigns to boost demand. 
A)  Hire workers to increase production output to match increases in demand requirements. 
B)  Build anticipation inventory to meet the variability in demand. 
C)  Decrease production output to match any decreases in demand requirements. 
D)  Use promotional campaigns to boost demand.

Question 12

A manufacturing firm's sales and operations plan generates both a production plan and a staffing plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When performing sales and operations planning, companies can aggregate products or services but not members of their workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Some ways to manage demand include building anticipation inventories of goods and hiring or laying off employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The plans for the components, purchased materials, and workstations are developed in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  master production scheduling process. 
B)  material requirements planning process. 
C)  scheduling process. 
D)  constraint management process. 
A)  master production scheduling process. 
B)  material requirements planning process. 
C)  scheduling process. 
D)  constraint management process.

Question 16

Table 10.7
The framing department has six jobs waiting to be processed. It is now time zero and all jobs are ready to begin. Each has only one operation remaining. All jobs arrived at the same time, and FCFS begins with job A, then B, etc.
  
-Using the information in Table 10.7 and the earliest due date (EDD) rule, what is the average days past due?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer than or equal to 5 days 
B)  greater than 5 days but fewer than or equal to 9 days 
C)  greater than 9 days but fewer than or equal to 13 days 
D)  greater than 13 days 
A)  fewer than or equal to 5 days 
B)  greater than 5 days but fewer than or equal to 9 days 
C)  greater than 9 days but fewer than or equal to 13 days 
D)  greater than 13 days

Question 17

Table 10.5
The daily requirements for highway patrol officers at Park City over the week are:
   
Each officer works five days a week and must have two consecutive days off.
-Use the information in Table 10.5. What is the minimum number of officers required if preference is given to the pair S-SU in case of a tie in the selection of off days?

Accepted Answer

A)  9 
B)  10 
C)  11 
D)  12 
A)  9 
B)  10 
C)  11 
D)  12

Question 18

Table 10.8
Suppose that the following eight jobs must be scheduled through a car repair facility (repair times are shown in days):
  
-Use the information in Table 10.8 to answer this question. What is the flow time of car E if an EDD sequence is obeyed?

Accepted Answer

A)  31 
B)  44 
C)  41 
D)  53 
A)  31 
B)  44 
C)  41 
D)  53

Question 19

Table 10.6
Bluebird University provides tutoring services for undergraduate students seven days a week. The daily requirements for tutors are:
   
Each tutor works five days a week and must have two consecutive days off, according to the contract.
-Use the information in Table 10.6. What is the minimum number of tutors required if preference is given to the pair S-SU in case of a tie in the selection off days?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer than seven 
B)  seven 
C)  eight 
D)  nine 
A)  fewer than seven 
B)  seven 
C)  eight 
D)  nine

Question 20

Table 10.1
Bart Incorporated manufactures rotary air fans and uses a production-planning horizon of one-half year. It allows for regular time, part time, overtime, and subcontracting production to meet the demand but no more than 12 units may be made by each of these methods. Both anticipation inventory and backorders are allowed. The beginning (or current) inventory is 20 units. Their first attempt at a sales and operations plan has resulted in the following.
  
-Use the information in Table 10.1. According to the production plan, what will be the total ending inventory in the second month after the second month's demand is satisfied?

Accepted Answer

A)  -21 units 
B)  0 units 
C)  21 units 
D)  This cannot be determined from the information provided. 
A)  -21 units 
B)  0 units 
C)  21 units 
D)  This cannot be determined from the information provided.

How is the sales and operations planning process similar to the forecasting process?

A(n) ________ is a strategy that considers and implements a fuller range of supply options than a pure chase or level strategy.

A financial assessment of a not-for-profit organization's near future (for one or two years ahead) is a(n):

Which one of the following statements about managerial inputs to production and staffing plans is best?

Acme expected demand for rocket-powered roller skates to pick up during Roadrunner Season, so they built hundreds of extra pairs and stored them out of season. The excess production is:

The ________ is the length of time covered by a sales and operations plan.

A sales and operations plan for a manufacturing firm that centers on manufacturing rates and inventory holdings is:

Backorders and stockouts are most likely to cause expenses for:

Which one of the following actions applies to a level strategy?

A manufacturing firm's sales and operations plan generates both a production plan and a staffing plan.

When performing sales and operations planning, companies can aggregate products or services but not members of their workforce.

Some ways to manage demand include building anticipation inventories of goods and hiring or laying off employees.

The plans for the components, purchased materials, and workstations are developed in the:

Table 10.8 Suppose that the following eight jobs must be scheduled through a car repair facility (repair times are shown in days): -Use the information in Table 10.8 to answer this question. What is the flow time of car E if an EDD sequence is obeyed?

Using Operations to Create Value

Process Strategy and Analysis

Quality and Performance

Capacity Planning

Constraint Management

Lean Systems

Project Management

Forecasting

Inventory Management

Resource Planning

Supply Chain Design

Supply Chain Logistic Networks

Supply Chain Integration

Supply Chain Sustainability

Supplement A Decision Making

Supplement J Operations Scheduling

Supplement K Layout

Supplement B Waiting Lines

Supplement C Special Inventory Models

Supplement D Linear Programming

Supplement E Simulation

Supplement F Financial Analysis

Supplement G Acceptance Sampling Plans

Supplement H Measuring Output Rates

Supplement I Learning Curve Analysis

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Exam 10: Operations Planning and Scheduling

How is the sales and operations planning process similar to the forecasting process?

A(n) ________ is a strategy that considers and implements a fuller range of supply options than a pure chase or level strategy.

A financial assessment of a not-for-profit organization's near future (for one or two years ahead) is a(n):

Which one of the following statements about managerial inputs to production and staffing plans is best?

Acme expected demand for rocket-powered roller skates to pick up during Roadrunner Season, so they built hundreds of extra pairs and stored them out of season. The excess production is:

The ________ is the length of time covered by a sales and operations plan.

A sales and operations plan for a manufacturing firm that centers on manufacturing rates and inventory holdings is:

Backorders and stockouts are most likely to cause expenses for:

Which one of the following actions applies to a level strategy?

A manufacturing firm's sales and operations plan generates both a production plan and a staffing plan.

When performing sales and operations planning, companies can aggregate products or services but not members of their workforce.

Some ways to manage demand include building anticipation inventories of goods and hiring or laying off employees.

The plans for the components, purchased materials, and workstations are developed in the:

Table 10.8 Suppose that the following eight jobs must be scheduled through a car repair facility (repair times are shown in days): -Use the information in Table 10.8 to answer this question. What is the flow time of car E if an EDD sequence is obeyed?

Using Operations to Create Value

Process Strategy and Analysis

Quality and Performance

Capacity Planning

Constraint Management

Lean Systems

Project Management

Forecasting

Inventory Management

Resource Planning

Supply Chain Design

Supply Chain Logistic Networks

Supply Chain Integration

Supply Chain Sustainability

Supplement A Decision Making

Supplement J Operations Scheduling

Supplement K Layout

Supplement B Waiting Lines

Supplement C Special Inventory Models

Supplement D Linear Programming

Supplement E Simulation

Supplement F Financial Analysis

Supplement G Acceptance Sampling Plans

Supplement H Measuring Output Rates

Supplement I Learning Curve Analysis

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