Exam 14: Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

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 only able to function on a Unix platform.

A product file contains a unique standard identification code for each part or component.

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 allows decisions and Databases from all parts of the organisation to be integrated.

Complete the MRP spreadsheet below for a component which is ordered in varying quantities over weeks 1 - 7. Week 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gross Requirement 5 20 10 10 20 10 25 Scheduled Receipts 0 30 0 30 25 0 30 Available Balance 12 Which answer should correctly replace the Xs?

Which of the following is unlikely to be included in demand management?

The management of customer orders and sale forecasts is called:

Physical distribution is not part of demand management.

Known orders are increasingly critical in predicting total demand in the long term.

Parts that go into sub-assemblies are at which level?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been criticised on a number of grounds. Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of ERP?

Master Production Schedules can be used when chasing demand, when lagging demand or in level scheduling.

The MRP netting process involves:

Considering product structure shape, the more components and parts used at each level:

In MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) the Bill of Materials is:

Which of the following is NOT integrated within an ERP database?

Which of the following ERP systems does Rolls Royce use?

ERP is set firmly within the context of the far broader MRP concept.

MRP II uses technology-based decision making to close the loop.

Which of the following is NOT of particular interest to the MRP process of calculating materials requirements?

The components required for a product are called: