Question 1

In MRP, a(n) _______ is any item manufactured from one or more components.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In MRP, a(n) _______ is any item...

Question 2

To match the material requirements plan with a facilities production capacity, the capacity requirements planning technique can be used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A term for systems that are large, integrated information systems which support many enterprise processes and data storage needs is called

Accepted Answer

A)  standard resource planning. 
B)  material resource planning. 
C)  enterprise resource planning. 
D)  effective resource planning.

Question 4

The ability of one piece of software to interact with others is called  _________  .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ability of one piece of software...

Question 5

An item made from water more components is referred to as a parent item.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An action notice is a handwritten memo sent from the supervisor of the department to the line workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Table 13.2.

-Use the information in Table 13.2. How many planned order releases are there for item XYZ?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  4 or more 
C)  0 
D)  1 or 2

Question 9

For items manufactured in- house, one component of lead time is waiting time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Use the following MRP record to answer the question. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Item. ABC } \
\text { Description: } \
\hline \text { Date }
\end{array} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Gross } \
\text { requirements }
\end{array} & & 60 & 90 & 150 & & & & \
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Scheduled } \
\text { receipts }
\end{array} & & 160 & & & & & & \
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Projected } \
\text { on hand }
\end{array} & 0 & & & & & & & & \
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Planned } \
\text { receipts }
\end{array} & & & & & & & & \
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Planned order } \
\text { releases }
\end{array} & & & & & & & & \
\hline
\end{array}$$ What are the quantity and the week of the first planned order release?

Accepted Answer

A)  150 units: week 2 
B)  140 units; week 2 
C)  150 units; week 1 
D)  20 units; week 1

Question 11

MRP is generally practiced on items emanating from independent demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning MRP is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacity requirements planning (CRP) uses open orders (scheduled receipts) and planned order releases to estimate capacity requirements for critical workstations. 
B)  The most accurate way to forecast dependent demand is to examine past usage rates. 
C)  MRP systems use independent demands for each component item. 
D)  Dependent demand items tend to experience relatively constant demand rates.

Question 13

If a planned receipt for an item is due in week 6 and the item's lead time is 2 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

Question 14

_________ are the total demand derived from all parent production plans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  _________ are the total demand derived...

Question 15

In MRP, a(n)  _________ is an item that may go through one or more operations to be transformed into or become part of one or more parents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In MRP, a(n)  _________ is an...

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Fixed order quantity (FOQ) 
B)  Periodic order quantity (POQ), with P = 2 
C)  Economic order quantity (EOQ) 
D)  Lot for lot (L4L)

Question 17

Table 13.3
Consider the following MPS, BOM, and inventory data. You will need a blank MRP record to answer the question(s).
Week
$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Week } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \
\hline \text { A } & 50 & & 80 & & & 100 \
\text { B } & & & 60 & & 100 \
\hline
\end{array}$
Bill of Material
-End item A uses 1 each of component C and 1 each of subassembly D.
-Subassembly D uses 2 each of component E and 2 each of component F.
-End item B uses 1 each of component C and 2 each of component F.
Selected Inventory Data
Item
$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Data Category } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { E } & \mathrm { F } \
\hline \text { Lot-sizing rule } & \mathrm { L } 4 \mathrm {~L} & \mathrm {~L} 4 \mathrm {~L} & \mathrm { FOQ } = 250 & \mathrm { POQ } ( \mathrm { P } = 2 ) \
\text { Lead time (wks) } & 3 & 1 & 3 & 1 \
\text { Beginning (on-hand) inventory } & 50 & 80 & 90 & 30 \
\text { Scheduled receipts } & 80 ( \mathrm { wk } 1 ) & \text { None } & 250 ( \mathrm { wk } 3 ) & 205 ( \mathrm { wk } 1 ) \
\hline
\end{array}$

Master Production Schedule: the following table shows the MPS start quantities.
-Use the information in Table 13.3. Which one of the following statements about item E is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  There will be an action notice to expedite the scheduled receipt up to week 2. 
B)  There is one planned receipt for the next 6 weeks. 
C)  There is a planned order release of 250 units in week 3. 
D)  There is a planned receipt of 250 units in week 2.

Question 18

A resource planning process takes sales and operations plans; processes information in the way of time standards, routings, and other information on how the firm produces its services or products; and then plans the input requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A higher than normal level of equipment failures on the shop floor is likely to be detected from which of the following reports?

Accepted Answer

A)  overhead allocation report 
B)  vendor shortage report 
C)  input/output control report 
D)  customer forecast report

Question 20

Use the following MRP record to answer the question.  What will be the projected on- hand inventory quantity in week 8?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than or equal to 30 units 
B)  greater than 30 units but less than or equal to 60 units 
C)  greater than 60 units but less than or equal to 90 units 
D)  greater than 90 units

Exam 13: Resource Planning

In MRP, a(n) _______ is any item manufactured from one or more components.

To match the material requirements plan with a facilities production capacity, the capacity requirements planning technique can be used.

A term for systems that are large, integrated information systems which support many enterprise processes and data storage needs is called

The ability of one piece of software to interact with others is called _________ .

An item made from water more components is referred to as a parent item.

An action notice is a handwritten memo sent from the supervisor of the department to the line workers.

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

Table 13.2. -Use the information in Table 13.2. How many planned order releases are there for item XYZ?

For items manufactured in- house, one component of lead time is waiting time.

MRP is generally practiced on items emanating from independent demand.

Which of the following statements concerning MRP is TRUE?

If a planned receipt for an item is due in week 6 and the item's lead time is 2 weeks, in which week will the corresponding planned order release occur?

_________ are the total demand derived from all parent production plans.

In MRP, a(n) _________ is an item that may go through one or more operations to be transformed into or become part of one or more parents.

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

A resource planning process takes sales and operations plans; processes information in the way of time standards, routings, and other information on how the firm produces its services or products; and then plans the input requirements.

A higher than normal level of equipment failures on the shop floor is likely to be detected from which of the following reports?

Use the following MRP record to answer the question. What will be the projected on- hand inventory quantity in week 8?