Deck 21: Master Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning

Question 1

18)Which system calculates materials,subassemblies,and components required for end item production?

A)production planner
B)master production schedule
C)capacity requirements planning
D)materials requirements planning

Answer 1

D

Question 2

16)A continuous production process is most likely linked to which manufacturing environment?

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

20)What is the process of breaking down an end item into the components and materials required called?

A)MRP explosion
B)Netting
C)Lot sizing
D)Inventory phasing

Question 5

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

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 6

14)Changes to the master schedule during the frozen time fence may be requested only by the ______.

A)master scheduler
B)senior executive
C)production planner
D)inventory manager

Question 7

7)Uncommitted inventory that is physically on-hand is called ______.

A)ready-to-buy
B)ready-to-sell
C)made-to-stock
D)available-to-promise

Question 8

3)To facilitate production,it is necessary to ______.

A)aggregate items to product families
B)disaggregate products to end items
C)create pegging report
D)create where used analysis

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

15)The current time bucket lies in which time fence?

A)frozen
B)slushy
C)flexible
D)none of these

Question 11

13)The time intervals used in master scheduling are called ______.

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

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

2)Operations plans in the medium to short term are done during ______.

A)detailed scheduling
B)materials requirement planning
C)sales and operations planning
D)master scheduling

Question 14

11)The effectiveness of a master schedule depends on the ______.

A)interface with the S&OP process
B)interface with the production plan
C)interface with all other functional areas of the organization
D)ability to operate on as a standalone system

Question 15

12)The planning horizons of master scheduling are determined ______.

A)by executive management
B)by the products being produced
C)by strategic planning
D)by production capacity

Question 16

1)Which of the following is relevant to operations and supply chain management?

A)decisions related to identifying the right product for a target market
B)decisions related to strategy,tactics,and operations
C)decisions related to identifying the right price for a product
D)decisions related to identifying the right advertising media for a product

Question 17

4)The master schedule reflects demand from ______.

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

10)Sufficiency of capacity for the output of the master schedule is checked during ______.

A)materials requirement planning
B)capacity requirements planning
C)rough cut capacity planning
D)production resource planning

Question 20

6)Which of the following is NOT an input to master scheduling?

A)demand forecasts
B)customer orders
C)inventory on-hand
D)product quality

Question 21

28)Item A has a lead time of 2 weeks and requires two units of Item B and three units of Item C.Item B has a lead time of 4 weeks; Item C has a lead time of 1 week.What should the planning horizon of the MRP be?

A)2 weeks
B)at least 6 weeks
C)always less than 6 weeks
D)3 weeks

Question 22

34)To minimize the effects of uncertainty due to lead times,MRP systems incorporate ______.

A)safety stock
B)safety lead time
C)planned released orders
D)increase in production

Question 23

37)In fixed-period ordering technique,______.

A)the order interval is fixed
B)the order quantity is variable
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B

Question 24

32)An approach to reducing the effect of nervousness in an MRP system is to use ______.

A)performance of reports
B)immediate feedback
C)scheduled planned orders
D)firm planned orders

Question 25

39)A benefit of MRP is the ______.

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 26

22)Which of the following is an output of MRP?

A)master production schedule
B)rough-cut capacity plan
C)planned order releases
D)bill of materials

Question 27

25)What is the process that identifies which parent item has generated requirements for a component called?

A)where-used analysis
B)splitting
C)pegging
D)netting

Question 28

33)The changes in firm planned orders ______.

A)happen automatically upon changes to conditions
B)require approval from senior managers
C)can be made by supervisors on the production floor
D)can be made by customers alone

Question 29

38)In part-period balancing lot-sizing technique,______.

A)the order interval is fixed
B)the order quantity is variable
C)the order quantity depends on price
D)the order quantity depends on safety stock

Question 30

23)Which file contains data about materials,components,parts,and the assembling sequence of an end item?

A)bill of materials
B)materials requirement
C)master production
D)materials requirement plan

Question 31

30)The changes in a net-change MRP system ______.

A)cause the entire production plan to regenerate
B)affect only those components whose information has been changed or updated
C)explode the bill of materials
D)cause shutdown of the production process

Question 32

21)Which of the following is an input to MRP?

A)customer orders
B)an operations plan
C)a bill of materials file
D)a sales plan

Question 33

26)Which of the following reports can be used to track problems and evaluate MRP system performance?

A)performance control reports
B)exception reports
C)MRP execution reports
D)MRP planning reports

Question 34

35)The lot-sizing technique which almost eliminates inventory-holding costs is ______.

A)lot for lot
B)economic order quantity
C)economic production quantity
D)fixed-order quantity

Question 35

24)Net requirements is calculated as ______.

A)Gross requirements + on-hand inventory
B)Gross requirements - on-hand inventory
C)Gross requirements x on-hand inventory
D)Gross requirements ÷ on-hand inventory

Question 36

36)In lot-for-lot lot sizing,______.

A)inventory holding costs are high
B)holding and ordering costs are balanced
C)setup and ordering costs are high
D)setup and ordering costs are low

Question 37

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

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 38

27)Which of the following reports call for a manager's attention to major problems?

A)andons
B)MRP alarm reports
C)Kanban cards
D)exception reports

Question 39

31)Frequent changes to an MRP system cause the ______.

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

Question 40

29)Updating or replanning the MRP records is performed periodically in which type of system?

A)regenerative MRP system
B)period MRP system
C)dynamic MRP system
D)time-phased MRP system

Question 41

56)A standard quantity issued to the production process is called ______.

A)lot size
B)production batch
C)job batch
D)production run

Question 42

49)When a company has a reputation of being environmentally unfriendly,______.

A)investors will favor it as the operating costs will generally be lower
B)investors will not favor it as the operating costs will be high
C)customers will prefer to buy its products
D)customers will prefer not to buy its products

Question 43

42)A JIT system schedules ______.

A)parts
B)capacity
C)MPS
D)operations

Question 44

41)MRP systems ensure that materials and components are available ______.

A)based on demand forecasts
B)when actual orders are received
C)based on seasonality
D)based on product price

Question 45

47)MRP principles applied in the services industry can be called ______.

A)service resource planning
B)labor requirement planning
C)service requirement planning
D)resource requirement planning

Question 46

57)What is the most important factor in choosing a lot-sizing technique?

A)inventory purchasing cost
B)inventory holding cost
C)demand pattern of product
D)perishability of product

Question 47

43)An MRP system works best in ______.

A)a pull system
B)a push system
C)both A and B
D)either A or B

Question 48

58)The process of updating the master schedule and moving from one period to the next is called ______.

A)rolling schedule
B)forward schedule
C)backward schedule
D)replanning of the planning horizon

Question 49

48)When a company is not environmentally friendly ______.

A)investors will seize the opportunity to invest more
B)investors are very unlikely to make investments
C)it will enjoy a greater market share
D)consumers will definitely prefer to buy its products

Question 50

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

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

Question 51

53)Checking for available capacity at the materials requirements planning level is done in which process?

A)master scheduling
B)capacity requirements planning
C)resource planning
D)rough-cut capacity planning

Question 52

54)Master scheduling deals with products at what level?

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

Question 53

52)The output of individual production quantities of the end items to be produced at various points of the short-term planning horizon is called ______.

A)available-to-promise (ATP)inventory
B)the master production schedule (MPS)
C)sales and operations planning
D)rough-cut capacity planning

Question 54

50)The sales and operations plan designs products at what level?

A)aggregate level
B)end-item level
C)materials and components level
D)materials,subassemblies,and capacity level

Question 55

55)The amount of a particular item ordered from a supplier is called the ______.

A)lot size
B)batch
C)consignment
D)quantity of shipment

Question 56

51)The process of breaking down product family requirements into individual end items is called ______.

A)disaggregating
B)aggregating
C)netting
D)explosion of BOM

Question 57

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

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

Question 58

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

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

Question 59

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

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

Question 60

60)Changes in which phase of the MPS will be the least disruptive?

A)frozen time fence
B)slushy time fence
C)flexible time fence
D)not disruptive in any phase

Question 61

70)The time when raw materials,components,or subassemblies are required is called the ______.

A)due date
B)lead time
C)time phase
D)pegging time

Question 62

66)The focus of the master schedule in an MTO production environment is ______.

A)producing finished goods to meet inventory and customer service levels
B)ensuring that capacity is available to begin production upon receipt of order
C)ensuring that raw materials are readily available to begin production upon receipt of order
D)continuously producing finished goods irrespective of inventory level

Question 63

72)The time between placing an order and receiving the item is called ______.

A)lead time
B)lag time
C)due date
D)order time

Question 64

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

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

Question 65

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

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

Question 66

68)The production plan or procurement plan for raw materials and components for independent demand items is done in ______.

A)S&OP
B)materials requirement planning
C)master scheduling
D)detailed scheduled planning

Question 67

78)Which is the primary input to the MRP process?

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

Question 68

77)The difference in time between planned order release and planned order receipt ______.

A)ensures safety lead time
B)depends on lead time required
C)depends on inventory holding cost
D)is called time phasing

Question 69

61)The process of dividing the master scheduling planning horizon to allow for different rules for making changes is called ______.

A)MPS splitting
B)MPS dividing
C)time fencing
D)planning horizon division

Question 70

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

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

Question 71

62)Filling customer orders received in the frozen time fence may require various considerations.Which of the following is NOT such a consideration?

A)expedited procurement of raw materials
B)postponing another order
C)expedited production
D)skipping quality controls

Question 72

74)The leftover inventory from previous periods that is available at the start of a period is called ______.

A)leftover inventory
B)projected available balance
C)on-hand inventory
D)available to promise

Question 73

64)The focus of the master schedule in an ATO production environment is ______.

A)to produce finished goods to meet inventory and customer service levels
B)to produce components,modules and subassemblies ready to be assembled based on order
C)to ensure that capacity is available for assembling end product when order is received
D)to produce standardized modules and subassemblies

Question 74

76)The difference between scheduled receipts and planned order receipts is that ______.

A)no difference
B)planned order receipts are for orders already placed,scheduled receipts show quantity that is expected to be received
C)scheduled receipts are for orders already placed,planned order receipts show quantity that is expected to be received
D)planned order receipts authorize scheduled receipts

Question 75

69)The production plan or procurement plan for raw materials and components for dependent demand items is done in ______.

A)S&OP
B)materials requirement planning
C)master scheduling
D)detailed scheduled planning

Question 76

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

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 77

73)The time at which materials that have already been ordered will arrive is called ______.

A)planned order receipt
B)planned order release
C)scheduled receipt
D)scheduled order arrival

Question 78

71)The process of making raw materials,components,parts,or subassemblies available only when they're actually required is called ______.

A)netting
B)pegging
C)time phasing
D)safety lead time logic

Question 79

65)In an ATO production environment,which process is used to assemble modules and subassemblies into final product?

A)final assembly schedule
B)master scheduling Part II
C)module requirements planning
D)assembly requirements planning

Question 80

79)A method of representing the product hierarchy of a BOM file is the ______.

A)Ishikawa diagram
B)process-component matrix
C)product structure tree
D)fishbone diagram