Question 1

Information about supplier,lead time,and lot-size policy is contained in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) bill of materials file 
B) bill of operations file 
C) materials plan 
D) inventory status file 
A) bill of materials file 
B) bill of operations file 
C) materials plan 
D) inventory status file

Question 2

A benefit of MRP is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) reduction in work-in-progress inventory 
B) increase in work-in-progress inventory 
C) increase in finished-goods inventory 
D) increase in inventory costs 
A) reduction in work-in-progress inventory 
B) increase in work-in-progress inventory 
C) increase in finished-goods inventory 
D) increase in inventory costs

Question 3

Which capability of an MRP system helps identify which end items would be affected based on problems such as poor quality or late delivery?

Accepted Answer

A) netting 
B) BOM explosion 
C) MRP explosion 
D) pegging 
A) netting 
B) BOM explosion 
C) MRP explosion 
D) pegging

Question 4

Frequent changes to an MRP system cause the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) generation of firm planned orders 
B) production of exception reports 
C) shutdown of the MRP system 
D) nervousness in the MRP system 
A) generation of firm planned orders 
B) production of exception reports 
C) shutdown of the MRP system 
D) nervousness in the MRP system

Question 5

Master scheduling deals with products at what level?

Accepted Answer

A) aggregated production 
B) aggregated product family 
C) disaggregated end items 
D) exploded into materials and subassemblies 
A) aggregated production 
B) aggregated product family 
C) disaggregated end items 
D) exploded into materials and subassemblies

Question 6

Which one of the following is a variable to be considered when calculating production lot size?

Accepted Answer

A) forecasted demand 
B) customer order 
C) the lower of customer orders and forecasted demand 
D) the higher of customer orders and forecasted demand 
A) forecasted demand 
B) customer order 
C) the lower of customer orders and forecasted demand 
D) the higher of customer orders and forecasted demand

Question 7

A final assembly schedule is a part of the MPS in which manufacturing environment?

Accepted Answer

A) ATO 
B) MTO 
C) MTS 
D) ETO 
A) ATO 
B) MTO 
C) MTS 
D) ETO

Question 8

An additional input to an integrated MRP and JIT system is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) bill of materials file 
B) inventory records 
C) master schedule 
D) bill of operations file 
A) bill of materials file 
B) inventory records 
C) master schedule 
D) bill of operations file

Question 9

Changes in which phase of the MPS will be the most disruptive?

Accepted Answer

A) frozen time fence 
B) slushy time fence 
C) flexible time fence 
D) disruptive in all phases 
A) frozen time fence 
B) slushy time fence 
C) flexible time fence 
D) disruptive in all phases

Question 10

The focus of the master schedule in an MTS production environment is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) to produce finished goods to meet inventory and customer service levels 
B) to produce components ready to be assembled upon receipt of customer order 
C) to ensure that raw materials are readily available to being production upon receipt of order 
D) to continuously produce finished goods irrespective of inventory level 
A) to produce finished goods to meet inventory and customer service levels 
B) to produce components ready to be assembled upon receipt of customer order 
C) to ensure that raw materials are readily available to being production upon receipt of order 
D) to continuously produce finished goods irrespective of inventory level

Question 11

The time intervals used in master scheduling are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) time buckets 
B) weekly intervals 
C) planning horizons 
D) lot sizes 
A) time buckets 
B) weekly intervals 
C) planning horizons 
D) lot sizes

Question 12

Which production environment handles products that are custom designed and built to specific requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) MTO 
B) MTS 
C) ATO 
D) ETO 
A) MTO 
B) MTS 
C) ATO 
D) ETO

Question 13

A production lot size is scheduled when on-hand inventory falls ______.

Accepted Answer

A) to zero 
B) below safety stock 
C) below zero 
D) below safety stock or below zero 
A) to zero 
B) below safety stock 
C) below zero 
D) below safety stock or below zero

Question 14

Backflushing is a process where an end item's BOM is exploded to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) determine materials and components that will be required 
B) determine materials and components that were used 
C) determine capacity requirements from production of end items 
D) determine capacity that was used for production of end items 
A) determine materials and components that will be required 
B) determine materials and components that were used 
C) determine capacity requirements from production of end items 
D) determine capacity that was used for production of end items

Question 15

An output of integrated MRP-JIT systems,which is unavailable in an only-MRP system,is a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) performance report 
B) time phased material requirement 
C) total production cost 
D) production schedule 
A) performance report 
B) time phased material requirement 
C) total production cost 
D) production schedule

Question 16

Lots that are expected to be received in a particular period are ______.

Accepted Answer

A) planned order receipts 
B) scheduled receipts 
C) planned lot receipts 
D) planned inventory receipts 
A) planned order receipts 
B) scheduled receipts 
C) planned lot receipts 
D) planned inventory receipts

Question 17

The process of scheduling receipt of inventories,raw materials,and components as needed is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) horizon planning 
B) time phasing 
C) time scheduling 
D) materials scheduling 
A) horizon planning 
B) time phasing 
C) time scheduling 
D) materials scheduling

Question 18

The output of the master schedule is a(n)______.

Accepted Answer

A) materials requirement plan 
B) operations plan 
C) master production schedule 
D) production plan 
A) materials requirement plan 
B) operations plan 
C) master production schedule 
D) production plan

Question 19

Which file provides information on machine capacity,machine time cost per unit,operation process time,and setup time?

Accepted Answer

A) bill of operations 
B) capacity requirements file 
C) master schedule 
D) standard time database 
A) bill of operations 
B) capacity requirements file 
C) master schedule 
D) standard time database

Question 20

The master schedule reflects demand from ______.

Accepted Answer

A) final customers only 
B) all possible sources in an organization 
C) demand forecasts only 
D) internal customers only 
A) final customers only 
B) all possible sources in an organization 
C) demand forecasts only 
D) internal customers only

Exam 21: Master Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning

Information about supplier,lead time,and lot-size policy is contained in the ______.

A benefit of MRP is the ______.

Which capability of an MRP system helps identify which end items would be affected based on problems such as poor quality or late delivery?

Frequent changes to an MRP system cause the ______.

Master scheduling deals with products at what level?

Which one of the following is a variable to be considered when calculating production lot size?

A final assembly schedule is a part of the MPS in which manufacturing environment?

An additional input to an integrated MRP and JIT system is the ______.

Changes in which phase of the MPS will be the most disruptive?

The focus of the master schedule in an MTS production environment is ______.

The time intervals used in master scheduling are called ______.

Which production environment handles products that are custom designed and built to specific requirements?

A production lot size is scheduled when on-hand inventory falls ______.

Backflushing is a process where an end item's BOM is exploded to ______.

An output of integrated MRP-JIT systems,which is unavailable in an only-MRP system,is a ______.

Lots that are expected to be received in a particular period are ______.

The process of scheduling receipt of inventories,raw materials,and components as needed is called ______.

The output of the master schedule is a(n)______.

Which file provides information on machine capacity,machine time cost per unit,operation process time,and setup time?

The master schedule reflects demand from ______.

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