Question 1

If you cannot provide a master production schedule (MPS)as an input file,you cannot run a material requirements planning (MRP)system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the importance of inventory record accuracy to an MRP system?

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory Answer to this question w

Question 3

Demand in 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 in for an item located in...

Question 4

All firms maintain bill of materials (BOM)files,which are simply a sequencing of everything that goes into a final product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The philosophy of material requirements planning is that materials should be expedited when their lack would delay the overall production schedule and de-expedited when the schedule falls behind and postpones their need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To ensure good master scheduling,the master scheduler should do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Continually rework the aggregate plan 
B) Be involved with customer order promising 
C) Be invisible to management 
D) Cover-up all problems 
E) Focus on getting out product before it is needed 
A) Continually rework the aggregate plan 
B) Be involved with customer order promising 
C) Be invisible to management 
D) Cover-up all problems 
E) Focus on getting out product before it is needed

Question 7

Computing the quantities of each component that goes into a finished product requires expanding (or exploding)each item in a product structure file and summing at all Levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Time fences increase productivity by reducing the time spent waiting for each product to be produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A BOM file is sometimes called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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 11

In an MRP program,the program accesses the status of any file in specific periods called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Cubed time units 
B) Time buckets 
C) BOM units 
D) Modular time units 
E) Time fences 
A) Cubed time units 
B) Time buckets 
C) BOM units 
D) Modular time units 
E) Time fences

Question 12

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 13

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 14

MRP is least valuable in industries where a number of products are made in batches using the same productive equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Question 16

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 17

What is the name given to the manufacturing software that combines MRP and JIT logic?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

If annual demand is 12,000 units,annual holding cost is $15 per unit and setup cost per order is $25,which of the following is the EOQ lot size?

Accepted Answer

A) 2,000 
B) 1,200 
C) 1,000 
D) 300 
E) 200 
A) 2,000 
B) 1,200 
C) 1,000 
D) 300 
E) 200

Question 19

A time fence is a unit of productivity related to time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The deeper one looks into the product creation sequence,the more the requirements of dependent demand items tend to become "lumpy".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Material Requirements Planning

If you cannot provide a master production schedule (MPS)as an input file,you cannot run a material requirements planning (MRP)system.

Discuss the importance of inventory record accuracy to an MRP system?

Demand in 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?

All firms maintain bill of materials (BOM)files,which are simply a sequencing of everything that goes into a final product.

The philosophy of material requirements planning is that materials should be expedited when their lack would delay the overall production schedule and de-expedited when the schedule falls behind and postpones their need.

To ensure good master scheduling,the master scheduler should do which of the following?

Computing the quantities of each component that goes into a finished product requires expanding (or exploding)each item in a product structure file and summing at all Levels.

Time fences increase productivity by reducing the time spent waiting for each product to be produced.

A BOM file is sometimes called which of the following?

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?

In an MRP program,the program accesses the status of any file in specific periods called which of the following?

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

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

MRP is least valuable in industries where a number of products are made in batches using the same productive equipment.

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

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?

What is the name given to the manufacturing software that combines MRP and JIT logic?

If annual demand is 12,000 units,annual holding cost is $15 per unit and setup cost per order is $25,which of the following is the EOQ lot size?

A time fence is a unit of productivity related to time.

The deeper one looks into the product creation sequence,the more the requirements of dependent demand items tend to become "lumpy".

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