Question 1

Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule?

Accepted Answer

A) Bill of materials (BOM) file 
B) Inventory records file 
C) Exception reports 
D) Planned-order schedules 
E) None of these 
A) Bill of materials (BOM) file 
B) Inventory records file 
C) Exception reports 
D) Planned-order schedules 
E) None of these

Question 2

Which of the following is a dynamic lot-sizing technique that calculates the order quantity by comparing the carrying cost and the setup (or ordering) costs for various lot sizes and then selects the lot size in which these are most nearly equal?

Accepted Answer

A) Kanban 
B) Just-in-time system 
C) MRP 
D) Least unit cost 
E) Least total cost 
A) Kanban 
B) Just-in-time system 
C) MRP 
D) Least unit cost 
E) Least total cost

Question 3

What are periods of time having some specified level of opportunity for the customer to make changes called? __________________________________________

Accepted Answer

time fences
Explanation: Manag

Question 4

The MRP program performs its analysis from the bottom up of the product structure trees, imploding requirements level by level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The time-phased plan specifying how many and when the firm plans to build each end item is called the materials requirements plan (MRP.)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule?

Accepted Answer

A) Prototype products from product development 
B) Aggregate component schedule 
C) Peg reports 
D) Exception reports 
E) Forecasts of random demand from customers 
A) Prototype products from product development 
B) Aggregate component schedule 
C) Peg reports 
D) Exception reports 
E) Forecasts of random demand from customers

Question 7

A lot-for-lot (L4L) lot-sizing technique does not take into account setup costs or capacity limitations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The deeper one looks into the product creation sequence, the more the requirements of dependent demand items tend to smooth out and become even over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the name for demand caused by the demand for a higher-level item? __________________________

Accepted Answer

dependent demand
Exp

Question 10

In a typical inventory status record, which of the following would you not expect to see?

Accepted Answer

A) Scrap allowance 
B) Order quantity 
C) Gross requirements 
D) Planned-order releases 
E) Lost items 
A) Scrap allowance 
B) Order quantity 
C) Gross requirements 
D) Planned-order releases 
E) Lost items

Question 11

A BOM file is also called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Product tree 
B) Stocking plan 
C) Inventory usage record 
D) Production parts plan 
E) Time bucket schedule 
A) Product tree 
B) Stocking plan 
C) Inventory usage record 
D) Production parts plan 
E) Time bucket schedule

Question 12

Which of the following is an input file necessary to run an MRP system?

Accepted Answer

A) Exception report 
B) Computer-aided-design files 
C) Inventory records file 
D) Personnel files 
E) Planned order schedule 
A) Exception report 
B) Computer-aided-design files 
C) Inventory records file 
D) Personnel files 
E) Planned order schedule

Question 13

In a net change MRP system, requirements and schedules are considered rigid and never updated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following industry types have high expected benefits from the application of MRP?

Accepted Answer

A) Fabricate-to-stock 
B) Fabricate-to-order 
C) Assemble-to-stock 
D) Continuous process 
E) Service and repair parts 
A) Fabricate-to-stock 
B) Fabricate-to-order 
C) Assemble-to-stock 
D) Continuous process 
E) Service and repair parts

Question 15

Which of the following industry types will not benefit greatly from the application of MRP?

Accepted Answer

A) Fabricate-to-order 
B) Assemble-to-stock 
C) Assemble-to-order 
D) Manufacture-to-order 
E) None of these 
A) Fabricate-to-order 
B) Assemble-to-stock 
C) Assemble-to-order 
D) Manufacture-to-order 
E) None of these

Question 16

Computing the quantity of each component that goes into a finished product can be done by expanding (or exploding) each item in a product structure file and summing at all levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Under the lot-for-lot (L4L) lot sizing technique as used in MRP, we would expect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A consistent lag of supply behind demand 
B) Minimized carrying costs 
C) Minimized setup costs 
D) A just-in-time management philosophy 
E) Minimized quality problems 
A) A consistent lag of supply behind demand 
B) Minimized carrying costs 
C) Minimized setup costs 
D) A just-in-time management philosophy 
E) Minimized quality problems

Question 18

The customer grace period is a time span having some specified level of opportunity for the customer to make changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What does it mean when a super bill of materials specifies half of a component part in an assembly? ______________________________________________________

Accepted Answer

It means that 50 percent of the units as

Question 20

Which of the following is most closely related to the reason a firm might implement MRP?

Accepted Answer

A) So it can order the right parts 
B) So it can order parts sufficient for immediate use 
C) So it can ensure that parts to arrive prior to when they are needed 
D) To ensure appropriate quality levels 
E) To keep process costs between the LCL and the UCL 
A) So it can order the right parts 
B) So it can order parts sufficient for immediate use 
C) So it can ensure that parts to arrive prior to when they are needed 
D) To ensure appropriate quality levels 
E) To keep process costs between the LCL and the UCL

Exam 21: Material Requirements Planning

Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule?

Which of the following is a dynamic lot-sizing technique that calculates the order quantity by comparing the carrying cost and the setup (or ordering) costs for various lot sizes and then selects the lot size in which these are most nearly equal?

What are periods of time having some specified level of opportunity for the customer to make changes called? __________________________________________

The MRP program performs its analysis from the bottom up of the product structure trees, imploding requirements level by level.

The time-phased plan specifying how many and when the firm plans to build each end item is called the materials requirements plan (MRP.)

Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule?

A lot-for-lot (L4L) lot-sizing technique does not take into account setup costs or capacity limitations.

The deeper one looks into the product creation sequence, the more the requirements of dependent demand items tend to smooth out and become even over time.

What is the name for demand caused by the demand for a higher-level item? __________________________

In a typical inventory status record, which of the following would you not expect to see?

A BOM file is also called which of the following?

Which of the following is an input file necessary to run an MRP system?

In a net change MRP system, requirements and schedules are considered rigid and never updated.

Which of the following industry types have high expected benefits from the application of MRP?

Which of the following industry types will not benefit greatly from the application of MRP?

Computing the quantity of each component that goes into a finished product can be done by expanding (or exploding) each item in a product structure file and summing at all levels.

Under the lot-for-lot (L4L) lot sizing technique as used in MRP, we would expect which of the following?

The customer grace period is a time span having some specified level of opportunity for the customer to make changes.

What does it mean when a super bill of materials specifies half of a component part in an assembly? ______________________________________________________

Which of the following is most closely related to the reason a firm might implement MRP?

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