Question 1

Which of the following could be considered a master production schedule for a service firm?

Accepted Answer

A)  The reservation book utilized by a restaurant 
B)  The employee shift schedule utilized by an auto shop 
C)  A hospital patient's personal information fill 
D)  The recipe book utilized by a chef at a restaurant 
A)  The reservation book utilized by a restaurant 
B)  The employee shift schedule utilized by an auto shop 
C)  A hospital patient's personal information fill 
D)  The recipe book utilized by a chef at a restaurant

Question 2

In a bill of materials,items at which level are independent demand items?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level 0 
B)  Level 1 
C)  Level 2 
D)  Level 3 
A)  Level 0 
B)  Level 1 
C)  Level 2 
D)  Level 3

Question 3

MRP is the production planning system intended to develop long-range plans (more than a year away)concerning product families manufactured by the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What does that mean if your organization has chosen to adopt a best-of-breed solution?

Accepted Answer

ERP systems utilize numerous application

Question 5

To check the feasibility of the Master Production Schedule,one would look to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rough-Cut Capacity Plan 
B)  Material Requirement Plan 
C)  Capacity Requirement Plan 
D)  Distribution Requirement Plan 
A)  Rough-Cut Capacity Plan 
B)  Material Requirement Plan 
C)  Capacity Requirement Plan 
D)  Distribution Requirement Plan

Question 6

System nervousness is when even small changes to upper-level production plans cause major changes in lower-level production plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an engineering document that shows an inclusive listing of all the component parts and assemblies making up the final product?

Accepted Answer

A)  Master Production Schedule 
B)  Bill of Materials 
C)  Distribution Requirement Plan 
D)  Resource Requirement Plan 
A)  Master Production Schedule 
B)  Bill of Materials 
C)  Distribution Requirement Plan 
D)  Resource Requirement Plan

Question 8

Complete the Projected on hand inventory Row

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete the Projected on hand inventory Row
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Question 9

When a single company that is implementing an ERP system chooses to use one company to provide an operations module,another to provide the sales and marketing application,and yet another company to provide the finance and accounting module,that single company has chosen to utilize the best-of-breed solution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

While ERP is a relatively new technology,it has grown rapidly since the early 1990s.Which of the following is the reason that has contributed to its rapid growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  The year 2000 millennium bug 
B)  The trend for companies to eliminate their supply chain partners 
C)  The increased use of email during the 1990's 
D)  All of these 
A)  The year 2000 millennium bug 
B)  The trend for companies to eliminate their supply chain partners 
C)  The increased use of email during the 1990's 
D)  All of these

Question 11

An MRP system has a subassembly with a lot size of 100 units.In terms of filling future requirements,this would mean that planned order releases for the subassembly would always have to be exactly 100 units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following seeks to develop short range plans seeking to effectively and efficiently manage components and/or subassemblies over time period of few days to a few weeks?

Accepted Answer

A)  RRP 
B)  MPS 
C)  RCCP 
D)  MRP 
A)  RRP 
B)  MPS 
C)  RCCP 
D)  MRP

Question 13

Which of the following basic production strategies used for addressing the aggregate planning problem would work best with make-to-order manufacturing firms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacity Production Strategy 
B)  Chase Production Strategy 
C)  Level Production Strategy 
D)  Backlog Production Strategy 
A)  Capacity Production Strategy 
B)  Chase Production Strategy 
C)  Level Production Strategy 
D)  Backlog Production Strategy

Question 14

Which of the following consists of different products that share similar characteristics,components or manufacturing processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resource tree 
B)  Product family 
C)  Dependant allocation 
D)  Implosion factor 
A)  Resource tree 
B)  Product family 
C)  Dependant allocation 
D)  Implosion factor

Question 15

Key requirements to a successful ERP implementation include adequate computer support,accurate system inputs,and flexible business processes that can conform to the approaches used in the ERP software logic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A Mixed Production Strategy uses a blend of chase and level strategies by striving to maintain a stable core workforce while using other means like temporary workers to manage short-term high demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is considered an advantage/benefit of utilizing an ERP system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fairly inexpensive to purchase and implement 
B)  Enables the company to utilize a single centralized database system, thus eliminating duplicate data entry. 
C)  Flexible enough that it allows different companies with different business models to mold the new ERP system to fit the company's business model 
D)  All of these 
A)  Fairly inexpensive to purchase and implement 
B)  Enables the company to utilize a single centralized database system, thus eliminating duplicate data entry. 
C)  Flexible enough that it allows different companies with different business models to mold the new ERP system to fit the company's business model 
D)  All of these

Question 18

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  15 
C)  30 
D)  60 
A)  10 
B)  15 
C)  30 
D)  60

Question 19

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  5 
C)  45 
D)  35 
A)  20 
B)  5 
C)  45 
D)  35

Question 20

The acronym ERP is short for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprise Resource Planning 
B)  Electronic Resource Provider 
C)  Executive Resource Plan 
D)  Electronic Requirements Provider 
A)  Enterprise Resource Planning 
B)  Electronic Resource Provider 
C)  Executive Resource Plan 
D)  Electronic Requirements Provider

Which of the following could be considered a master production schedule for a service firm?

In a bill of materials,items at which level are independent demand items?

MRP is the production planning system intended to develop long-range plans (more than a year away)concerning product families manufactured by the organization.

What does that mean if your organization has chosen to adopt a best-of-breed solution?

To check the feasibility of the Master Production Schedule,one would look to:

System nervousness is when even small changes to upper-level production plans cause major changes in lower-level production plans.

Which of the following is an engineering document that shows an inclusive listing of all the component parts and assemblies making up the final product?

Complete the Projected on hand inventory Row

While ERP is a relatively new technology,it has grown rapidly since the early 1990s.Which of the following is the reason that has contributed to its rapid growth?

An MRP system has a subassembly with a lot size of 100 units.In terms of filling future requirements,this would mean that planned order releases for the subassembly would always have to be exactly 100 units.

Which of the following seeks to develop short range plans seeking to effectively and efficiently manage components and/or subassemblies over time period of few days to a few weeks?

Which of the following basic production strategies used for addressing the aggregate planning problem would work best with make-to-order manufacturing firms?

Which of the following consists of different products that share similar characteristics,components or manufacturing processes?

Key requirements to a successful ERP implementation include adequate computer support,accurate system inputs,and flexible business processes that can conform to the approaches used in the ERP software logic.

A Mixed Production Strategy uses a blend of chase and level strategies by striving to maintain a stable core workforce while using other means like temporary workers to manage short-term high demand.

Which of the following is considered an advantage/benefit of utilizing an ERP system?

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

The acronym ERP is short for:

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Purchasing Management

Creating and Managing Supplier Relationships

Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing

Demand Forecasting

Inventory Management

Process Management: Lean and Six Sigma in the Supply Chain

Domestic U.S.and Global Logistics

Customer Relationship Management

Global Location Decisions

Service Response Logistics

Supply Chain Process Integration

Performance Measurement Along the Supply Chain

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Exam 6: Resource Planning Systems

Which of the following could be considered a master production schedule for a service firm?

In a bill of materials,items at which level are independent demand items?

MRP is the production planning system intended to develop long-range plans (more than a year away)concerning product families manufactured by the organization.

What does that mean if your organization has chosen to adopt a best-of-breed solution?

To check the feasibility of the Master Production Schedule,one would look to:

System nervousness is when even small changes to upper-level production plans cause major changes in lower-level production plans.

Which of the following is an engineering document that shows an inclusive listing of all the component parts and assemblies making up the final product?

Complete the Projected on hand inventory Row

While ERP is a relatively new technology,it has grown rapidly since the early 1990s.Which of the following is the reason that has contributed to its rapid growth?

An MRP system has a subassembly with a lot size of 100 units.In terms of filling future requirements,this would mean that planned order releases for the subassembly would always have to be exactly 100 units.

Which of the following seeks to develop short range plans seeking to effectively and efficiently manage components and/or subassemblies over time period of few days to a few weeks?

Which of the following basic production strategies used for addressing the aggregate planning problem would work best with make-to-order manufacturing firms?

Which of the following consists of different products that share similar characteristics,components or manufacturing processes?

Key requirements to a successful ERP implementation include adequate computer support,accurate system inputs,and flexible business processes that can conform to the approaches used in the ERP software logic.

A Mixed Production Strategy uses a blend of chase and level strategies by striving to maintain a stable core workforce while using other means like temporary workers to manage short-term high demand.

Which of the following is considered an advantage/benefit of utilizing an ERP system?

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

The acronym ERP is short for:

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Purchasing Management

Creating and Managing Supplier Relationships

Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing

Demand Forecasting

Inventory Management

Process Management: Lean and Six Sigma in the Supply Chain

Domestic U.S.and Global Logistics

Customer Relationship Management

Global Location Decisions

Service Response Logistics

Supply Chain Process Integration

Performance Measurement Along the Supply Chain

Filters