Question 1

A(n) ________ is inventory carried into a week but too small to prevent a shortage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ________ is inventory carried into a...

Question 2

Which of the following statements about MRP is True?

Accepted Answer

A)  To be classified as a successful MRP user, a company must use either the L4L or POQ rules for lot sizing. 
B)  MRP gross requirements for a parent item are equal to the planned order releases of its components. 
C)  MRP logic is based on the logic of uniform, continuous demand, and item independence. 
D)  MRP gross requirements for a component depend on the planned order releases of its immediate parents. 
A)  To be classified as a successful MRP user, a company must use either the L4L or POQ rules for lot sizing. 
B)  MRP gross requirements for a parent item are equal to the planned order releases of its components. 
C)  MRP logic is based on the logic of uniform, continuous demand, and item independence. 
D)  MRP gross requirements for a component depend on the planned order releases of its immediate parents.

Question 3

If a planned receipt for an item is due in week 6 and the item's lead time is two weeks, in which week will the corresponding planned order release occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  week 2 
B)  week 4 
C)  week 6 
D)  week 8 
A)  week 2 
B)  week 4 
C)  week 6 
D)  week 8

Question 4

Scenario 11.1
Sunshine Manufacturing produces three products: X, Y, Z. The production of these end items is controlled by an MRP system. Each end item X is assembled with two components of A and one component of B. Each end item of Y is assembled with two components of C and one component of A. End item Z is assembled from one unit of D and one unit of C; D is manufactured from one unit of A; and C is manufactured from one unit of B.
-Use the information in Scenario 11.1. If item C has a manufacturing lead time of two weeks, and a planned receipt of 65 units is needed in week 4, which of the following statements is True?

Accepted Answer

A)  The planned order release in week 2 for item C is 130 units. 
B)  The gross requirements for item B in week 4 is 65 units. 
C)  The gross requirements for item B in week 2 is 130 units. 
D)  The gross requirements for item B in week 2 is 65 units. 
A)  The planned order release in week 2 for item C is 130 units. 
B)  The gross requirements for item B in week 4 is 65 units. 
C)  The gross requirements for item B in week 2 is 130 units. 
D)  The gross requirements for item B in week 2 is 65 units.

Question 5

________ is a lot-sizing rule under which the lot size ordered covers the gross requirements of a single week.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is a lot-sizing rule under which...

Question 6

Gross requirements are the total demand derived from all parent production plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Table 11.2
Mutts Amazing Dogs has developed the following demand forecast for The Pitbull, a spicy concoction graced by pepperjack cheese, serrano, habanero, poblano and jalapeno peppers, onion, and a cilantro-lime aioli. They enter the planning period with 20 hotdogs in inventory as shown in Week 0. A few customers have standing orders for hotdogs and they have booked catering events over the next two months. They buy their hotdogs in packages of ten just like you and me.
  
-Use Table 11.2 to answer this question. What should the MPS quantity be for week 5?

Accepted Answer

A)  190 
B)  120 
C)  170 
D)  160 
A)  190 
B)  120 
C)  170 
D)  160

Question 8

Complete the following MPS Record

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete the following MPS Record
  ...

Question 9

A technique used for projecting time-phased capacity requirements for workstations is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  capacity requirements planning. 
B)  time-adjusted output control. 
C)  input-output control. 
D)  work center planning. 
A)  capacity requirements planning. 
B)  time-adjusted output control. 
C)  input-output control. 
D)  work center planning.

Question 10

Explain the difference between independent and dependent demand and illustrate your explanation with an example.

Accepted Answer

Examples will vary. The key difference b

Question 11

A parent is any item manufactured from one or more components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The periodic order quantity (POQ) rule tends to keep more inventory on hand than the lot-for-lot rule, but less inventory on hand than the fixed order quantity rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Use the following partially completed MRP record to answer the question.  
What are the quantities of planned order releases for item XYZ for the first six weeks (weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6)?

Accepted Answer

A)  20, 30, 0, 40, 20, 0 
B)  35, 0, 60, 0, 0, 0 
C)  5, 30, 0, 40, 20, 0 
D)  35, 0, 0, 40, 20, 0 
A)  20, 30, 0, 40, 20, 0 
B)  35, 0, 60, 0, 0, 0 
C)  5, 30, 0, 40, 20, 0 
D)  35, 0, 0, 40, 20, 0

Question 14

A(n) ________ is a record of a service firm's parent-component relationships with all of the materials, equipment, time, staff, and other productive assets associated with them, including usage quantities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ________ is a record of a...

Question 15

Facilitating goods in a hotel's bill of resources would include a:

Accepted Answer

A)  housekeeper. 
B)  fax machine. 
C)  towel. 
D)  front-desk clerk. 
A)  housekeeper. 
B)  fax machine. 
C)  towel. 
D)  front-desk clerk.

Question 16

ERP revolves around a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ERP revolves around a(n) ________....

Question 17

Available-to-promise inventory is the amount of end items that marketing can promise to customers by a certain date.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Among the four core processes of an organization that link activities within and across firms in a supply chain, the ________ interacts with all of them either through its inputs or outputs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Among the four core processes of an...

Question 19

________ is the degree to which a component has more than one immediate parent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the degree to which a...

Question 20

Management wishes to use a POQ lot-sizing rule for an item that experiences an average demand of 30 units per week. If the desired average lot size is 120 units, what should P be?

Accepted Answer

A)  zero or one week 
B)  two or three weeks 
C)  four or five weeks 
D)  more than five weeks 
A)  zero or one week 
B)  two or three weeks 
C)  four or five weeks 
D)  more than five weeks

Exam 11: Resource Planning

A(n) ________ is inventory carried into a week but too small to prevent a shortage.

Which of the following statements about MRP is True?

If a planned receipt for an item is due in week 6 and the item's lead time is two weeks, in which week will the corresponding planned order release occur?

________ is a lot-sizing rule under which the lot size ordered covers the gross requirements of a single week.

Gross requirements are the total demand derived from all parent production plans.

Complete the following MPS Record

A technique used for projecting time-phased capacity requirements for workstations is called:

Explain the difference between independent and dependent demand and illustrate your explanation with an example.

A parent is any item manufactured from one or more components.

The periodic order quantity (POQ) rule tends to keep more inventory on hand than the lot-for-lot rule, but less inventory on hand than the fixed order quantity rule.

Use the following partially completed MRP record to answer the question. What are the quantities of planned order releases for item XYZ for the first six weeks (weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6)?

A(n) ________ is a record of a service firm's parent-component relationships with all of the materials, equipment, time, staff, and other productive assets associated with them, including usage quantities.

Facilitating goods in a hotel's bill of resources would include a:

ERP revolves around a(n) ________.

Available-to-promise inventory is the amount of end items that marketing can promise to customers by a certain date.

Among the four core processes of an organization that link activities within and across firms in a supply chain, the ________ interacts with all of them either through its inputs or outputs.

________ is the degree to which a component has more than one immediate parent.

Management wishes to use a POQ lot-sizing rule for an item that experiences an average demand of 30 units per week. If the desired average lot size is 120 units, what should P be?

Using Operations to Create Value

Process Strategy and Analysis

Quality and Performance

Capacity Planning

Constraint Management

Lean Systems

Project Management

Forecasting

Inventory Management

Operations Planning and Scheduling

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

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