Question 1

What is the portion of the MPS called that lies between the current time and the demand time fence?

Accepted Answer

A) gaseous 
B) frozen 
C) slushy 
D) mucky 
E) liquid 
A) gaseous 
B) frozen 
C) slushy 
D) mucky 
E) liquid B

Question 2

The MPS is said to be ________________________ between final assembly and cumulative manufacturing lead times.

Accepted Answer

slushy

Question 3

The ______ _____ shows how many products or services are planned for each time period.

Accepted Answer

aggregate plan

Question 4

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 0 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 60 units. Fill out the last two rows of the table.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning...

Question 5

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 120 units. When should the first MPS shipment be scheduled?

Accepted Answer

A) period 1 
B) period 2 
C) period 3 
D) period 4 
E) period 5 
A) period 1 
B) period 2 
C) period 3 
D) period 4 
E) period 5

Question 6

In the "slushy" portion of the MPS, changes in the product mix are possible, but changes needing additional resources are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A primary objective of the master production schedule is to achieve the desired customer service level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Demand management includes all but which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) company's forecast 
B) order planning 
C) order-entry 
D) order receipts 
E) physical distribution activities 
A) company's forecast 
B) order planning 
C) order-entry 
D) order receipts 
E) physical distribution activities

Question 9

Which of the following is not a correctly stated step of the CPOPF method?

Accepted Answer

A) Determine the appropriate planning factors using forecasted demand data. 
B) Multiply the MPS quantities by the appropriate planning factor. 
C) Sum capacity requirements for each resource by time period. 
D) Allocate capacity requirements to individual work centers based on historical percentages. 
E) Evaluate the workload at each resource to validate MPS feasibility. 
A) Determine the appropriate planning factors using forecasted demand data. 
B) Multiply the MPS quantities by the appropriate planning factor. 
C) Sum capacity requirements for each resource by time period. 
D) Allocate capacity requirements to individual work centers based on historical percentages. 
E) Evaluate the workload at each resource to validate MPS feasibility.

Question 10

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 3?

Accepted Answer

A) 45 
B) 15 
C) 70 
D) 50 
E) 155 
A) 45 
B) 15 
C) 70 
D) 50 
E) 155

Question 11

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 2?

Accepted Answer

A) 55 
B) 15 
C) 70 
D) 50 
E) 125 
A) 55 
B) 15 
C) 70 
D) 50 
E) 125

Question 12

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 70 units. The firm uses an order quantity of POQ = 2 periods. Fill out the last two rows of the table.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning...

Question 13

Demonstrated capacity is the ______ capacity ______ from the actual performance data.

Accepted Answer

A) proven, calculated 
B) desired, derived 
C) historical, viewed 
D) forecasted, estimated 
E) extreme, targeted 
A) proven, calculated 
B) desired, derived 
C) historical, viewed 
D) forecasted, estimated 
E) extreme, targeted

Question 14

The master production schedule is a statement of upcoming demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In MPS terminology, what is another name for the current period?

Accepted Answer

A) the hot seat 
B) the live wire 
C) the live basket 
D) the empty buck 
E) the action bucket 
A) the hot seat 
B) the live wire 
C) the live basket 
D) the empty buck 
E) the action bucket

Question 16

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 5?

Accepted Answer

A) 70 
B) 50 
C) 10 
D) 40 
E) 220 
A) 70 
B) 50 
C) 10 
D) 40 
E) 220

Question 17

What is the portion of the MPS called that lies between the demand time fence and the planning time fence?

Accepted Answer

A) gaseous 
B) frozen 
C) slushy 
D) mucky 
E) liquid 
A) gaseous 
B) frozen 
C) slushy 
D) mucky 
E) liquid

Question 18

Changes to the MPS that are requested inside of the demand time fence must be approved by a higher authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe what CPOPF is.

Accepted Answer

CPOPF is capacity planning usi

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The "slushy" portion of the MPS comes sooner than the "liquid" portion of the MPS. 
B) The planning time fence occurs before the demand time fence. 
C) The "frozen" portion of the MPS occurs between the planning time fence and the demand time fence. 
D) The master scheduler has more authority during the "frozen" portion of the MPS than during the "slushy" portion of the MPS. 
E) The "liquid" portion of the MPS occurs before the demand time fence. 
A) The "slushy" portion of the MPS comes sooner than the "liquid" portion of the MPS. 
B) The planning time fence occurs before the demand time fence. 
C) The "frozen" portion of the MPS occurs between the planning time fence and the demand time fence. 
D) The master scheduler has more authority during the "frozen" portion of the MPS than during the "slushy" portion of the MPS. 
E) The "liquid" portion of the MPS occurs before the demand time fence.

What is the portion of the MPS called that lies between the current time and the demand time fence?

The MPS is said to be ________________________ between final assembly and cumulative manufacturing lead times.

The __ _ shows how many products or services are planned for each time period.

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 0 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 60 units. Fill out the last two rows of the table.

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 120 units. When should the first MPS shipment be scheduled?

In the "slushy" portion of the MPS, changes in the product mix are possible, but changes needing additional resources are not.

A primary objective of the master production schedule is to achieve the desired customer service level.

Demand management includes all but which of the following:

Which of the following is not a correctly stated step of the CPOPF method?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 3?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 2?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 70 units. The firm uses an order quantity of POQ = 2 periods. Fill out the last two rows of the table.

Demonstrated capacity is the capacity from the actual performance data.

The master production schedule is a statement of upcoming demand.

In MPS terminology, what is another name for the current period?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 5?

What is the portion of the MPS called that lies between the demand time fence and the planning time fence?

Changes to the MPS that are requested inside of the demand time fence must be approved by a higher authority.

Describe what CPOPF is.

Which of the following statements is true?

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Exam 19: Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

What is the portion of the MPS called that lies between the current time and the demand time fence?

The MPS is said to be ________________________ between final assembly and cumulative manufacturing lead times.

The ______ _____ shows how many products or services are planned for each time period.

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 0 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 60 units. Fill out the last two rows of the table.

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 120 units. When should the first MPS shipment be scheduled?

In the "slushy" portion of the MPS, changes in the product mix are possible, but changes needing additional resources are not.

A primary objective of the master production schedule is to achieve the desired customer service level.

Demand management includes all but which of the following:

Which of the following is not a correctly stated step of the CPOPF method?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 3?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 2?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 70 units. The firm uses an order quantity of POQ = 2 periods. Fill out the last two rows of the table.

Demonstrated capacity is the ______ capacity ______ from the actual performance data.

The master production schedule is a statement of upcoming demand.

In MPS terminology, what is another name for the current period?

Consider the following partial MPS record. Beginning inventory is 40 units. The firm uses a fixed order quantity of 70 units. What is the projected available amount in period 5?

What is the portion of the MPS called that lies between the demand time fence and the planning time fence?

Changes to the MPS that are requested inside of the demand time fence must be approved by a higher authority.

Describe what CPOPF is.

Which of the following statements is true?

Introduction to Operations Management

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

Product Design and Process Selection

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Statistical Quality Control

Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Waiting Line Models

Filters

The __ _ shows how many products or services are planned for each time period.

Demonstrated capacity is the capacity from the actual performance data.