Question 1

In the master production schedule, production is planned for the next period whenever the available-to-promise quantity becomes negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The master schedule indicates the quantity and timing for delivery of a product, but not the dates production will need to start.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following differs between aggregate planning in services and aggregate planning in manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A) uncertainty in demand 
B) costs of storing inventory 
C) the perishability of capacity 
D) cost of overtime 
E) cost of hiring 
A) uncertainty in demand 
B) costs of storing inventory 
C) the perishability of capacity 
D) cost of overtime 
E) cost of hiring

Question 4

Which of the following is an input to aggregate planning?

Accepted Answer

A) ending inventory 
B) demand forecasts for each period 
C) customer levels 
D) setup costs 
E) quantity discounts 
A) ending inventory 
B) demand forecasts for each period 
C) customer levels 
D) setup costs 
E) quantity discounts

Question 5

After the first period of the planning horizon, available-to-promise is computed only for those periods in which there is an MPS quantity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A master production schedule quantity of 300 units will arrive in week 6. Weekly demand over weeks 3 through 10 is forecasted at 50 units. At present, orders have been booked in various quantities in weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4. What is available to promise for week 6?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 6 
C) 300 
D) 100 
E) cannot be determined without projected on-hand information 
A) 50 
B) 6 
C) 300 
D) 100 
E) cannot be determined without projected on-hand information

Question 7

This aggregate planning technique is known for being intuitively appealing.

Accepted Answer

A) linear programming 
B) spreadsheet 
C) simulation 
D) heuristic 
E) trial and error 
A) linear programming 
B) spreadsheet 
C) simulation 
D) heuristic 
E) trial and error

Question 8

Seasonality in demand has the advantage of leveling out requirements for our product or service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A firm has 56 units of product X on hand. Forecasts of demand are for 20 units per week. An MPS quantity of 100 units is planned to arrive in period 3. Customer orders are 24 for period 1, 18 for period 2, and 15 for period 3.
What is the projected on-hand inventory at the end of period 2?

Accepted Answer

A) 14 
B) 32 
C) 12 
D) 20 
E) impossible to say without more information 
A) 14 
B) 32 
C) 12 
D) 20 
E) impossible to say without more information

Question 10

Which of the following is most closely associated with disaggregation?

Accepted Answer

A) subcontracting 
B) master schedule 
C) diversity 
D) varying inventory levels 
E) firing and laying off 
A) subcontracting 
B) master schedule 
C) diversity 
D) varying inventory levels 
E) firing and laying off

Question 11

Many organizations choose to accomplish aggregate planning on the basis of _____ and _____ methods.

Accepted Answer

A) linear programming; trial-and-error. 
B) experience; trial-and-error. 
C) simulation; experience. 
D) spreadsheet; experience. 
E) heuristic; computerized. 
A) linear programming; trial-and-error. 
B) experience; trial-and-error. 
C) simulation; experience. 
D) spreadsheet; experience. 
E) heuristic; computerized.

Question 12

A time fence in the master schedule is used to prevent changes to the schedule within the frozen section.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In order to use the level capacity strategy, variations in demand are met by

Accepted Answer

A) varying output during regular time without changing employment levels. 
B) varying output during regular time by changing employment levels. 
C) varying output by changing overtime levels. 
D) using some combination of inventories, overtime, part-time, subcontracting, and back orders. 
E) price adjustments. 
A) varying output during regular time without changing employment levels. 
B) varying output during regular time by changing employment levels. 
C) varying output by changing overtime levels. 
D) using some combination of inventories, overtime, part-time, subcontracting, and back orders. 
E) price adjustments.

Question 14

The goal of aggregate planning is to achieve a production plan thateffectively utilizes the organization's resources to meet expected demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The output from aggregate planning is a detailed business plan covering the next 2 to 12 months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One option for altering the availability of capacity is

Accepted Answer

A) use of overtime or slack time. 
B) pricing. 
C) promotion. 
D) back orders. 
E) rigidly fixing work schedules. 
A) use of overtime or slack time. 
B) pricing. 
C) promotion. 
D) back orders. 
E) rigidly fixing work schedules.

Question 17

In doing aggregate planning for a firm producing paint, the aggregate planners would most likely deal with

Accepted Answer

A) just gallons of paint, without concern for the different colors and sizes. 
B) gallons of paint, but be concerned with the different colors to be produced. 
C) gallons, quarts, pints, and all the different sizes to be produced. 
D) all the different sizes and all the different colors by size. 
E) all of the different colors targeted for different markets. 
A) just gallons of paint, without concern for the different colors and sizes. 
B) gallons of paint, but be concerned with the different colors to be produced. 
C) gallons, quarts, pints, and all the different sizes to be produced. 
D) all the different sizes and all the different colors by size. 
E) all of the different colors targeted for different markets.

Question 18

This aggregate planning technique is known for being computerized, although some assumptions may not be valid.

Accepted Answer

A) linear programming 
B) spreadsheet 
C) simulation 
D) heuristic 
E) trial and error 
A) linear programming 
B) spreadsheet 
C) simulation 
D) heuristic 
E) trial and error

Question 19

The following are important considerations when developing a strategy to meet uneven demand

Accepted Answer

A) operations, capacity, and cost 
B) flexibility, costs, and company policy 
C) forecasts, policy, and capacity 
D) suppliers, distributors, and operations 
E) capacity, forecasts, costs 
A) operations, capacity, and cost 
B) flexibility, costs, and company policy 
C) forecasts, policy, and capacity 
D) suppliers, distributors, and operations 
E) capacity, forecasts, costs

Question 20

Using variable pricing in response to demand variability tomaximize revenue using perishablecapacity is known as

Accepted Answer

A) yield management. 
B) profit minimization. 
C) capacity loading. 
D) demand optimization. 
E) perishability avoidance. 
A) yield management. 
B) profit minimization. 
C) capacity loading. 
D) demand optimization. 
E) perishability avoidance.

In the master production schedule, production is planned for the next period whenever the available-to-promise quantity becomes negative.

The master schedule indicates the quantity and timing for delivery of a product, but not the dates production will need to start.

Which of the following differs between aggregate planning in services and aggregate planning in manufacturing?

Which of the following is an input to aggregate planning?

After the first period of the planning horizon, available-to-promise is computed only for those periods in which there is an MPS quantity.

A master production schedule quantity of 300 units will arrive in week 6. Weekly demand over weeks 3 through 10 is forecasted at 50 units. At present, orders have been booked in various quantities in weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4. What is available to promise for week 6?

This aggregate planning technique is known for being intuitively appealing.

Seasonality in demand has the advantage of leveling out requirements for our product or service.

A firm has 56 units of product X on hand. Forecasts of demand are for 20 units per week. An MPS quantity of 100 units is planned to arrive in period 3. Customer orders are 24 for period 1, 18 for period 2, and 15 for period 3. What is the projected on-hand inventory at the end of period 2?

Which of the following is most closely associated with disaggregation?

Many organizations choose to accomplish aggregate planning on the basis of _ and _ methods.

A time fence in the master schedule is used to prevent changes to the schedule within the frozen section.

In order to use the level capacity strategy, variations in demand are met by

The goal of aggregate planning is to achieve a production plan thateffectively utilizes the organization's resources to meet expected demand.

The output from aggregate planning is a detailed business plan covering the next 2 to 12 months.

One option for altering the availability of capacity is

In doing aggregate planning for a firm producing paint, the aggregate planners would most likely deal with

This aggregate planning technique is known for being computerized, although some assumptions may not be valid.

The following are important considerations when developing a strategy to meet uneven demand

Using variable pricing in response to demand variability tomaximize revenue using perishablecapacity is known as

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Process Selection and Facility Layout

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Inventory Management

MRP and ERP

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

Linear Programming

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Exam 11: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

In the master production schedule, production is planned for the next period whenever the available-to-promise quantity becomes negative.

The master schedule indicates the quantity and timing for delivery of a product, but not the dates production will need to start.

Which of the following differs between aggregate planning in services and aggregate planning in manufacturing?

Which of the following is an input to aggregate planning?

After the first period of the planning horizon, available-to-promise is computed only for those periods in which there is an MPS quantity.

A master production schedule quantity of 300 units will arrive in week 6. Weekly demand over weeks 3 through 10 is forecasted at 50 units. At present, orders have been booked in various quantities in weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4. What is available to promise for week 6?

This aggregate planning technique is known for being intuitively appealing.

Seasonality in demand has the advantage of leveling out requirements for our product or service.

A firm has 56 units of product X on hand. Forecasts of demand are for 20 units per week. An MPS quantity of 100 units is planned to arrive in period 3. Customer orders are 24 for period 1, 18 for period 2, and 15 for period 3. What is the projected on-hand inventory at the end of period 2?

Which of the following is most closely associated with disaggregation?

Many organizations choose to accomplish aggregate planning on the basis of _____ and _____ methods.

A time fence in the master schedule is used to prevent changes to the schedule within the frozen section.

In order to use the level capacity strategy, variations in demand are met by

The goal of aggregate planning is to achieve a production plan thateffectively utilizes the organization's resources to meet expected demand.

The output from aggregate planning is a detailed business plan covering the next 2 to 12 months.

One option for altering the availability of capacity is

In doing aggregate planning for a firm producing paint, the aggregate planners would most likely deal with

This aggregate planning technique is known for being computerized, although some assumptions may not be valid.

The following are important considerations when developing a strategy to meet uneven demand

Using variable pricing in response to demand variability tomaximize revenue using perishablecapacity is known as

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Process Selection and Facility Layout

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Inventory Management

MRP and ERP

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

Linear Programming

Filters

Many organizations choose to accomplish aggregate planning on the basis of _ and _ methods.