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A material requirements plan contains information with regard to all of the following except


A) quantities and required delivery dates of all subassemblies.
B) quantities and required delivery dates of final products.
C) the capacity needed to provide the projected output rate.
D) inventory on hand for each final product.
E) inventory on hand for each subassembly.

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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A bill of material lists all components, ingredients, and materials needed to produce one unit of an end item.

A) True
B) False

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What does enterprise resource planning (ERP) allow an organization to do?

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It allows them to automate and integrate...

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By convention, the top level in a bill of material is designated level 1.

A) True
B) False

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Operations splitting sends pieces to the next operation before the entire lot is completed on the previous operation.

A) True
B) False

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Which portion of the master production schedule is normally fixed, frozen, or firm?


A) the entire schedule
B) only the aggregate schedule
C) only the middle of the schedule
D) only the near-term portion
E) only the far-term portion

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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It is week 1 and there are currently 20 As in stock. The MPS calls for 300 As at the start of week 5. If there are scheduled receipts planned for week 3 and week 4 of 120 As each and A has a lead time of 1 week when and how large of an order should be placed to meet the requirement of 300 As?


A) Week 1, 300 As
B) Week 1, 40 As
C) Week 5, 40 As
D) Week 4, 40 As
E) Week 4, 300 As

F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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What do we mean by closed-loop MRP?

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Closed-loop MRP indicates that (a) there...

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Three A washers, four B washers, three C bolts, and a D bolt are required to make one Grill parts kit. If 200 grill part kits are needed how many more washers will be consumed than bolts?

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Using MRP explosion gives A:60...

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A process-focus facility (for example, a print shop) will likely schedule ________ as the focus of its master production schedule.

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Since MRP is quite detailed in nature, it has no influence on the longer-range, less detailed aggregate planning.

A) True
B) False

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Each R requires 3 of component S and 3 of material A; each S requires 3 of part T. The lead time for assembly of R is 1 week. The lead time for the manufacture of S is 2 weeks. The lead time for material A is 1 week. The lead time for the procurement of T is 4 weeks. a. Construct the time-phased product structure. b. Construct the bill of material.

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The bill of material contains information necessary to


A) place an order to replenish the item.
B) calculate quantities on hand and on order.
C) convert net requirements into higher level gross requirements.
D) convert gross requirements into net requirements.
E) convert (explode) net requirements at one level into gross requirements at the next level.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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The Aggregate Plan, derived from the Master Production Schedule, specifies in more detail how much of which products is to be made at what times.

A) True
B) False

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A document calls for the production of 50 small garden tractors in week 1; 50 small garden tractors and 100 riding mowers in week 2; 100 riding mowers and 200 garden utility carts in week 3; and 100 riding mowers in week 4. This document is most likely a(n)


A) net requirements document.
B) resource requirements profile.
C) aggregate plan.
D) master production schedule.
E) Wagner-Whitin finite capacity document.

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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What information is necessary for an operations manager to make effective use of a dependent inventory demand model?

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The information necessary for an operati...

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A(n) ________ system is packaged business software that automates and integrates the majority of their business processes, shares common data and practices across the entire enterprise, and produces and accesses information in a real-time environment.

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MRP can be effective only if very accurate lot sizes are calculated in advance.

A) True
B) False

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What is DRP?

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DRP is a time-phased...

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Which of the following is not a disadvantage of ERP systems?


A) They involve an ongoing process for implementation, which may never be completed.
B) They have software that is off-the-shelf coding.
C) Expertise in ERP is limited, with staffing an ongoing problem.
D) They are so complex that many companies cannot adjust to them.
E) Implementation may require major changes in the company and its processes.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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