Exam 11: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

A company'sdisaggregation plan calls for the aggregate production to be broken down into 40 percent Product A, 40 percent Product B, and 20 percent Product C. The aggregate plan calls for total production that averages 1,100 units per quarter. Quarter 1 production will be 800 units, quarter 2 production will be 1,400 units, and quarter 3 production will be 1,200 units. How many units of Product A will be produced in quarter 4?

Moving from the aggregate plan to a master production schedule requires

Master schedulers are employed primarily by service organizations.

A level capacity strategy is also known as a chase demand strategy.

Demand can be altered in aggregate planning by promotion and producing additional product using overtime.

One option for altering the availability of manufacturing capacity is

An advantage of a "chase" strategy for aggregate planning is that inventories can be kept relatively low.

At XYZ Corp., themaster schedule reflects the fact that 50 percent of its output is product version A, 30 percent is version B, and 20 percent is version C. Suppose that over the coming yearplanned aggregate production is for 10,400 units. Once the production plan is disaggregated evenly throughout the year, what will the weekly production for version A be (assume 52 weeks per year)?

In a service setting, the aggregate plan results in a time-phased projection of _____ requirements.

Linear programming models yield the optimal solution.

Capacity can be modified in aggregate planning by promotion and producing additional product using overtime.

Available-to-promise in the first week is equal to beginning inventory plus MPS quantity, if any, less committed customer orders before the next MPS quantity.

One option for altering the pattern of demand is

Aggregate planning for services is more difficult than aggregate planning for manufacturing because _____ and _____ are more difficult to predict.

Aggregate planners seek to match supply and demand

Departmental budgeting is an example of aggregate planning.

The main disadvantage(s)of informal techniques used for aggregate planning is(are)

Which one of the following is not a basic option for altering demand?

Which of the following steps is necessary to ensure that a master schedule is valid?

Which of the following is not a basic option for altering the availability of capacity in a service environment?