Exam 11: Resource Planning

What are the key inputs to an MRP system?

How can an MRP system be used in a firm's sustainability efforts?

Facilitating goods in a hotel's bill of resources would include a:

Any item manufactured from one or more components is a(n):

Table 11.2 Mutts Amazing Dogs has developed the following demand forecast for The Pitbull,a spicy concoction graced by pepperjack cheese,serrano,habanero,poblano and jalapeno peppers,onion,and a cilantro-lime aioli.They enter the planning period with 20 hotdogs in inventory as shown in Week 0.A few customers have standing orders for hotdogs and they have booked catering events over the next two months.They buy their hotdogs in packages of ten just like you and me. -Use Table 11.2 to answer this question.What is their available to promise inventory for week 4?

A(n)________ is a record of a service firm's parent-component relationships all of the materials,equipment,time,staff,and other productive assets associated with them,including usage quantities.

Waiting time and process time are two components of ________.

Explain the key differences between the FOQ,POQ,and L4L lot-sizing rules.

Scenario 11.2 Inventory amounts indicated in the table are available to produce the end item indicated in this bill of materials. -Use Scenario 11.2 to answer this question.In order to keep their suppliers happy,the company assembling the end item wants to make sure they build enough product to order at least one of each of the components on the lowest level of the BOM.What number of end items will make that happen?

Use the bill of materials and inventory records to determine the additional quantities of purchased items necessary to assemble 20 end items if the manufacturer uses lot-for-lot ordering.There are no end items currently on hand,and none of the components have any scheduled receipts. Inventory amounts indicated in the table are available to produce the end item indicated in this bill of materials.

Among the four core processes of an organization that link activities within and across firms in a supply chain,the ________ interacts with all of them either through its inputs or outputs.

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 E are required to produce 33 end items?

The projected on-hand inventory in the MPS takes into account scheduled receipts,but not planned receipts.

________ are orders that have been placed but not yet completed.

Which one of the following statements about lot-sizing rules is TRUE?

Which one of the following is an MRP lot-sizing rule that attempts to minimize the amount of average inventory?

________ is the degree to which a component has more than one immediate parent.

Complete the following MPS Record

The bill of resources (BOR)is a record of parent-component relationships and all the required materials,equipment time,staff,and other resources needed,including the usage quantities.

Available-to-promise inventory is the amount of end items that marketing can promise to customers by a certain date.