Question 1

MRP provides the schedule specifying when each part and component of an end item should be ordered or produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) Bill of materials (BOM) file 
B) Quality management report 
C) Exception reports 
D) Planned-order schedules 
E) Purchasing contracts 
A) Bill of materials (BOM) file 
B) Quality management report 
C) Exception reports 
D) Planned-order schedules 
E) Purchasing contracts

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) Inventory records file 
B) The aggregate plan 
C) The bill of materials 
D) The exception report 
E) Planned order schedules 
A) Inventory records file 
B) The aggregate plan 
C) The bill of materials 
D) The exception report 
E) Planned order schedules

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) Fabricate-to-order 
B) Hospitals 
C) Assemble-to-order 
D) Aircraft manufacturers 
E) Oil refineries 
A) Fabricate-to-order 
B) Hospitals 
C) Assemble-to-order 
D) Aircraft manufacturers 
E) Oil refineries

Question 5

Which of the following is the net requirement using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 1,000 and the inventory on hand is 500?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,000 
B) 950 
C) 500 
D) 400 
E) 350 
A) 1,000 
B) 950 
C) 500 
D) 400 
E) 350

Question 6

The economic order quantity (EOQ) lot-sizing technique uses the "square root formula" to balance setup cost and carrying cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 in which these are most nearly equal?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic order quantity 
B) Lot-for-lot 
C) Least total cost 
D) Least unit cost 
E) ABC analysis 
A) Economic order quantity 
B) Lot-for-lot 
C) Least total cost 
D) Least unit cost 
E) ABC analysis

Question 8

Demand for an item located in level 3 of a product structure tree depends on demand for an item in the next higher level.What is that level called? __________________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Demand for an item located in level...

Question 9

Which of the following is not a production activity report generated by MRP?

Accepted Answer

A) Exception report 
B) Planning report 
C) Performance control report 
D) Planned-order schedules 
E) Bill of materials report 
A) Exception report 
B) Planning report 
C) Performance control report 
D) Planned-order schedules 
E) Bill of materials report

Question 10

Which of the following is the planned-order release using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 5,000, inventory on hand is 1,200, and planned receipts are 800?

Accepted Answer

A) 7,000 
B) 4,200 
C) 3,000 
D) 2,000 
E) 1,200 
A) 7,000 
B) 4,200 
C) 3,000 
D) 2,000 
E) 1,200

Question 11

A master production schedule is an input to a material requirements planning (MRP) system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A BOM file is often called a product structure file or product tree because it shows how a product is put together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MRP is a logical, easily understandable approach to the problem of determining the number of parts, components, and materials needed to produce each end item.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the planned-order release using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 1,600 and the inventory on hand is 600? ______________________________

Accepted Answer

1,000
Explanation: 1,600 - 600 = 1,000.U

Question 15

The time-phased plan specifying how many and when the firm plans to build each end item is called what? ___________________________________________

Accepted Answer

the master production schedule

Question 16

A modular bill of materials includes items with fractional options.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The master production schedule states the number of items to be produced during specific time periods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the name for a bill of materials that includes items with fractional options? __________________________

Accepted Answer

super bill of materials
Explan

Question 19

A modular bill of materials is the term for an item that can be produced and stocked as a subassembly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is the net requirement using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 1,250 and the inventory on hand is 50?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,200 
B) 1,300 
C) 1,150 
D) 2,450 
E) None of these 
A) 1,200 
B) 1,300 
C) 1,150 
D) 2,450 
E) None of these

Exam 21: Material Requirements Planning

MRP provides the schedule specifying when each part and component of an end item should be ordered or produced.

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

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

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

Which of the following is the net requirement using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 1,000 and the inventory on hand is 500?

The economic order quantity (EOQ) lot-sizing technique uses the "square root formula" to balance setup cost and carrying cost.

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 in which these are most nearly equal?

Demand for an item located in level 3 of a product structure tree depends on demand for an item in the next higher level.What is that level called? __________________________

Which of the following is not a production activity report generated by MRP?

Which of the following is the planned-order release using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 5,000, inventory on hand is 1,200, and planned receipts are 800?

A master production schedule is an input to a material requirements planning (MRP) system.

A BOM file is often called a product structure file or product tree because it shows how a product is put together.

MRP is a logical, easily understandable approach to the problem of determining the number of parts, components, and materials needed to produce each end item.

What is the planned-order release using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 1,600 and the inventory on hand is 600? ______________________________

The time-phased plan specifying how many and when the firm plans to build each end item is called what? ___________________________________________

A modular bill of materials includes items with fractional options.

The master production schedule states the number of items to be produced during specific time periods.

What is the name for a bill of materials that includes items with fractional options? __________________________

A modular bill of materials is the term for an item that can be produced and stocked as a subassembly.

Which of the following is the net requirement using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 1,250 and the inventory on hand is 50?

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