Question 1

Which of the following is a back-office module in a typical ERP system?

Accepted Answer

A) customer service 
B) sales 
C) marketing 
D) human resources 
A) customer service 
B) sales 
C) marketing 
D) human resources D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT used to derive an item's gross requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) the MPS for immediate parents that are end items 
B) the planned order releases for immediate parents below the MPS level 
C) the MPS components that are not purchased items 
D) any other requirements not originating in the MPS,such as the demand for replacement parts 
A) the MPS for immediate parents that are end items 
B) the planned order releases for immediate parents below the MPS level 
C) the MPS components that are not purchased items 
D) any other requirements not originating in the MPS,such as the demand for replacement parts C

Question 3

What are the differences and similarities among material requirements planning,manufacturing resource planning,and enterprise resource planning systems?

Accepted Answer

The materials requirement planning (MRP)system can be considered a subset of the manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)system,containing all of the production-related capabilities without the tie-in to the company's financial and other core and supporting process systems.The MRP II system could be considered a subset of an enterprise resource planning (ERP)system,containing everything an ERP system has without the single source of data,streamlined data flows,and availability of a wealth of real-time information for all employees.

Question 4

ERP revolves around a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ERP revolves around a(n)________....

Question 5

If a planned receipt for an item is due in week 6 and the item's lead time is two weeks,in which week will the corresponding planned order release occur?

Accepted Answer

A) week 2 
B) week 4 
C) week 6 
D) week 8 
A) week 2 
B) week 4 
C) week 6 
D) week 8

Question 6

Which of the following statements about service resource planning is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The service analogy to the BOM in a manufacturing company is a bill of lading (BOL). 
B) One resource that every service provider manages is cash. 
C) There is no such thing as dependent demand in the service sector. 
D) As services are completed,the accounts receivable decrease. 
A) The service analogy to the BOM in a manufacturing company is a bill of lading (BOL). 
B) One resource that every service provider manages is cash. 
C) There is no such thing as dependent demand in the service sector. 
D) As services are completed,the accounts receivable decrease.

Question 7

Scenario 11.3
Use this bill of materials and inventory records to answer the questions.    
-Use Scenario 11.3 to answer this question.How many units of F are required to produce 17 end items?

Accepted Answer

A) 332 
B) 326 
C) 340 
D) 314 
A) 332 
B) 326 
C) 340 
D) 314

Question 8

The portion of the master production schedule farthest into the future is often frozen to reduce forecasting requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

________ is a technique used for projecting time-phased capacity requirements for workstations.

Accepted Answer

Capacity r

Question 10

Operations produces a number of items in one production period.Those items that are not produced for a specific customer order are ________.

Accepted Answer

available

Question 11

Lot-for-lot (L4L)is a rule that maintains the same order quantity each time an order is issued.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Scenario 11.2     Inventory amounts indicated in the table are available to produce the end item indicated in this bill of materials.
-Use Figure Scenario 11.2 to answer this question.How many additional units of P are needed to produce ten end items?

Accepted Answer

A) 46 
B) 38 
C) 10 
D) 13 
A) 46 
B) 38 
C) 10 
D) 13

Question 13

A front-office module for an ERP system includes:

Accepted Answer

A) manufacturing. 
B) accounting and finance. 
C) sales and marketing. 
D) human resources. 
A) manufacturing. 
B) accounting and finance. 
C) sales and marketing. 
D) human resources.

Question 14

Scenario 11.3
Use this bill of materials and inventory records to answer the questions.    
-Use Scenario 11.3 to answer this question.How many units of N are required to produce 25 end items?

Accepted Answer

A) 138 
B) 150 
C) 124 
D) 112 
A) 138 
B) 150 
C) 124 
D) 112

Question 15

Consider the MPS,BOM,and inventory data shown.
Master Production Schedule:
The following table shows the MPS start quantities for the next 10 weeks.
   Bill of Material:
- Item A uses 2 each of component D,1 each of component C and 2 each of subassembly B.
- Subassembly B uses 2 each of component E.
Selected Inventory Data:
   Construct the MRP schedule using the preceding information.Blank MRP records are provided at the end of this test.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Consider the MPS,BOM,and inventory data shown.
Master Production...

Question 16

Which of the following statements about MRP II is BEST?

Accepted Answer

A) It is computationally faster than regular MRP. 
B) It is limited only to aiding order-launching decisions. 
C) It incorporates informal systems through the use of expert systems technology. 
D) It provides more extensive information than MRP because it is tied to the company's financial system. 
A) It is computationally faster than regular MRP. 
B) It is limited only to aiding order-launching decisions. 
C) It incorporates informal systems through the use of expert systems technology. 
D) It provides more extensive information than MRP because it is tied to the company's financial system.

Question 17

A parent is any item manufactured from one or more components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain why,in a dependent demand environment,MRP does a better job of estimating the need to replenish inventory items than does the reorder point system.

Accepted Answer

MRP works better for dependent-demand en

Question 19

Use the following partially completed MRP record to answer the question.   What are the quantities of planned order releases for item XYZ for the first six weeks (weeks 1,2,3,4,5,and 6)?

Accepted Answer

A) 20,30,0,40,20,0 
B) 35,0,60,0,0,0 
C) 5,30,0,40,20,0 
D) 35,0,0,40,20,0 
A) 20,30,0,40,20,0 
B) 35,0,60,0,0,0 
C) 5,30,0,40,20,0 
D) 35,0,0,40,20,0

Question 20

If the demand for an independent demand item is continuous and uniform,so will the planned order releases of its components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Resource Planning

Which of the following is a back-office module in a typical ERP system?

Which of the following is NOT used to derive an item's gross requirements?

What are the differences and similarities among material requirements planning,manufacturing resource planning,and enterprise resource planning systems?

ERP revolves around a(n)________.

If a planned receipt for an item is due in week 6 and the item's lead time is two weeks,in which week will the corresponding planned order release occur?

Which of the following statements about service resource planning is TRUE?

Scenario 11.3 Use this bill of materials and inventory records to answer the questions. -Use Scenario 11.3 to answer this question.How many units of F are required to produce 17 end items?

The portion of the master production schedule farthest into the future is often frozen to reduce forecasting requirements.

________ is a technique used for projecting time-phased capacity requirements for workstations.

Operations produces a number of items in one production period.Those items that are not produced for a specific customer order are ________.

Lot-for-lot (L4L)is a rule that maintains the same order quantity each time an order is issued.

Scenario 11.2 Inventory amounts indicated in the table are available to produce the end item indicated in this bill of materials. -Use Figure Scenario 11.2 to answer this question.How many additional units of P are needed to produce ten end items?

A front-office module for an ERP system includes:

Scenario 11.3 Use this bill of materials and inventory records to answer the questions. -Use Scenario 11.3 to answer this question.How many units of N are required to produce 25 end items?

Which of the following statements about MRP II is BEST?

A parent is any item manufactured from one or more components.

Explain why,in a dependent demand environment,MRP does a better job of estimating the need to replenish inventory items than does the reorder point system.

Use the following partially completed MRP record to answer the question. What are the quantities of planned order releases for item XYZ for the first six weeks (weeks 1,2,3,4,5,and 6)?

If the demand for an independent demand item is continuous and uniform,so will the planned order releases of its components.

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