Question 1

What is the name given to the file that keeps a record of receipts into stock, issues from stock and a running balance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transaction file 
B)  Item master file 
C)  Product file 
D)  Location file 
A)  Transaction file 
B)  Item master file 
C)  Product file 
D)  Location file A

Question 2

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It is cheap and easy to install.

Accepted Answer

A)  Feature of ERP 
B)  Not a feature of ERP 
A)  Feature of ERP 
B)  Not a feature of ERP B

Question 3

The Enterprise Resource Plan drives the whole operation in terms of what is assembled, what is
manufactured and what is bought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Relative to a consumer durables manufacturer, a jobbing printer has:

Accepted Answer

A)  Greater visibility of known orders 
B)  Less visibility of known orders 
C)  Greater focus on forecast demand 
A)  Greater visibility of known orders 
B)  Less visibility of known orders 
C)  Greater focus on forecast demand

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an input into the Master Production Schedule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spares demand 
B)  Known orders 
C)  Customer satisfaction feedback 
D)  Forecast demand 
A)  Spares demand 
B)  Known orders 
C)  Customer satisfaction feedback 
D)  Forecast demand

Question 6

Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not:
Utilisation and activation of a resource are the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A simplified diagram showing parts required to make a product is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Components structure 
B)  Product structure 
C)  Product diagram 
D)  Components diagram 
A)  Components structure 
B)  Product structure 
C)  Product diagram 
D)  Components diagram

Question 8

Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of manufacturing resource planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not help integrate different systems. 
B)  It depends on people-based decision making to close the loop. 
C)  It increases the cost of information. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  It does not help integrate different systems. 
B)  It depends on people-based decision making to close the loop. 
C)  It increases the cost of information. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 9

MPS stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Material Production Schedule 
B)  Material Planning System 
C)  Master Production Schedule 
D)  Master Planning System 
A)  Material Production Schedule 
B)  Material Planning System 
C)  Master Production Schedule 
D)  Master Planning System

Question 10

The finished product is said to be at which level?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  2 
D)  3 
A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  2 
D)  3

Question 11

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It can only be interfaced with
Specially designed applications programs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Feature of ERP 
B)  Not a feature of ERP 
A)  Feature of ERP 
B)  Not a feature of ERP

Question 12

MRP systems that started to include feedback-loops became known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Open-loop MRP 
B)  Closed-loop MRP 
C)  Value-added MRP 
D)  Feedback-loop MRP 
A)  Open-loop MRP 
B)  Closed-loop MRP 
C)  Value-added MRP 
D)  Feedback-loop MRP

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an input of materials requirements planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inventory records 
B)  Forecast demand 
C)  Materials plans 
D)  Bill of materials 
A)  Inventory records 
B)  Forecast demand 
C)  Materials plans 
D)  Bill of materials

Question 14

There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file details where the part is kept.

Accepted Answer

A)  Item master file 
B)  Location file 
C)  Transaction file 
A)  Item master file 
B)  Location file 
C)  Transaction file

Question 15

Materials requirements planning became popular during which decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s 
A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s

Question 16

Optimized production technology (OPT) is a computer-based technique and tool that helps to schedule production systems. Which of the following are not principles of OPT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balance flow is what is required. 
B)  Capacity is 'king'. 
C)  Process batch should be variable. 
D)  Bottlenecks govern throughput. 
A)  Balance flow is what is required. 
B)  Capacity is 'king'. 
C)  Process batch should be variable. 
D)  Bottlenecks govern throughput.

Question 17

What is the most important planning and control schedule in a business?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Master Production Schedule 
B)  The Staff Requirements Plan 
C)  The Production Map 
D)  The Inventory Plan 
A)  The Master Production Schedule 
B)  The Staff Requirements Plan 
C)  The Production Map 
D)  The Inventory Plan

Question 18

Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not:
An hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour lost forever out of the entire system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file contains the part number and all the stable data on a part.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transaction file 
B)  Item master file 
C)  Location file 
A)  Transaction file 
B)  Item master file 
C)  Location file

Question 20

On a day-to-day basis, works orders intended to be issued from the MRP will often have a variable effect on the loading of particular machines or individual workers. Which plans project
This load ahead?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organisational work plans 
B)  Rough cut capacity plans 
C)  Capacity requirements plans 
D)  Resource requirements plans 
A)  Organisational work plans 
B)  Rough cut capacity plans 
C)  Capacity requirements plans 
D)  Resource requirements plans

Exam 14: Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

What is the name given to the file that keeps a record of receipts into stock, issues from stock and a running balance?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It is cheap and easy to install.

The Enterprise Resource Plan drives the whole operation in terms of what is assembled, what is manufactured and what is bought.

Relative to a consumer durables manufacturer, a jobbing printer has:

Which of the following is NOT an input into the Master Production Schedule?

Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not: Utilisation and activation of a resource are the same.

A simplified diagram showing parts required to make a product is termed:

Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of manufacturing resource planning?

MPS stands for:

The finished product is said to be at which level?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It can only be interfaced with Specially designed applications programs.

MRP systems that started to include feedback-loops became known as:

Which of the following is NOT an input of materials requirements planning?

There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file details where the part is kept.

Materials requirements planning became popular during which decade?

Optimized production technology (OPT) is a computer-based technique and tool that helps to schedule production systems. Which of the following are not principles of OPT?

What is the most important planning and control schedule in a business?

Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not: An hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour lost forever out of the entire system.

There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file contains the part number and all the stable data on a part.

On a day-to-day basis, works orders intended to be issued from the MRP will often have a variable effect on the loading of particular machines or individual workers. Which plans project This load ahead?

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategic Planning, and Productivity

Demand Forecasting

Product Design

Strategic Capacity Planning

Process Design and Facility Layout

Workjob Design

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Statistical Quality Control

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Operations Planning and Master Scheduling

Just-In-Time and Lean Production

Job and Staff Scheduling

Project Management

Waiting-Line Analysis

Answers to Selected Problems

Tables

Working With the Normal Distribution

Filters