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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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Distribution resource planning (DRP) is:


A) a transportation plan to ship materials to warehouses.
B) a time-phased stock replenishment plan for all levels of a distribution network.
C) a shipping plan from a central warehouse to retail warehouses.
D) material requirements planning with a feedback loop from distribution centers.
E) a material requirements planning package used exclusively by warehouses.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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In general,the lot-for-lot approach should be used whenever economical.

A) True
B) False

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________ are the time units in a material requirements planning (MRP)system.

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MRP II is accurately described as:


A) MRP software designed for services.
B) MRP with a new set of computer programs that execute on microcomputers.
C) material resource planning.
D) an enhancement of MRP that plans for all levels of the supply chain.
E) a new generation of MRP software that extends MRP to planning and scheduling functions.

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

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A very simple product (A)consists of a base (B)and a casting (C).The base consists of a plate (P)and three fasteners (F).There are currently 30 castings and 100 bases on hand.Final assembly takes one week.The casting has a lead time of three weeks.All other parts have one week lead times.There are no scheduled receipts.All components use the lot-for-lot technique.The master schedule requires 80 units of product A in week 5 and 120 in week 8.Produce the MRP for the upcoming eight weeks.Produce a list of all planned order releases.

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Firms may discover that,rather than adapting ERP to the way they do business,they have to adapt the way they do business to accommodate the ERP software.

A) True
B) False

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If X consists of one A and one B,and each A consists of one F and two Gs,then A is the "parent" component of G.

A) True
B) False

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Consider the following product structure. Consider the following product structure.   If the demand for product A is 30 units,and there are 10 units of B on hand and none of C,how many units of part D will be needed? A) 3 B) 40 C) 70 D) 90 E) 110 If the demand for product A is 30 units,and there are 10 units of B on hand and none of C,how many units of part D will be needed?


A) 3
B) 40
C) 70
D) 90
E) 110

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Which of the following statements regarding MRP in services is TRUE?


A) MRP is for manufacturing only,and it is not applicable to services.
B) MRP can be used in services,but only in those that offer very limited customization.
C) MRP only works in services for demand that is independent.
D) Services such as restaurant meals illustrate dependent demand,and they require product structure trees,bills-of-material,and scheduling.
E) None of the above is true.

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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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) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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In MRP,the number of units projected to be available at the beginning of each time period refers to:


A) net requirements.
B) scheduled receipts.
C) planned order releases.
D) projected on hand.
E) the amount necessary to cover a shortage.

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

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Consider the bill of material for Product J and the data given in the following table.The gross requirements for J are 200 units in week 6 and 250 units in week 8.Develop the MRP tables for each item for an 8-week planning period.Use the lot-for-lot lot-sizing rule. Consider the bill of material for Product J and the data given in the following table.The gross requirements for J are 200 units in week 6 and 250 units in week 8.Develop the MRP tables for each item for an 8-week planning period.Use the lot-for-lot lot-sizing rule.    Consider the bill of material for Product J and the data given in the following table.The gross requirements for J are 200 units in week 6 and 250 units in week 8.Develop the MRP tables for each item for an 8-week planning period.Use the lot-for-lot lot-sizing rule.

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The minimum record accuracy required for successful MRP is approximately which of the following?


A) lower than 90%
B) 90%
C) 95%
D) 97%
E) 99%

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

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Low-level coding means that:


A) a final item has only a few levels in the BOM structure.
B) the code being used is the code for the lowest level in the BOM structure.
C) a component item is coded at the lowest level at which it appears in the BOM structure.
D) the top level of the BOM is below level zero and that BOMs are not organized around the finished product.
E) the lowest-paid staff member in the production department performs the coding.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Product A is made from 2 Bs and 1 C.Lead times for A,B,and C are 2,3,and 2 weeks respectively.Currently there are 2 Bs and a 5 Cs on hand,with 5 of each scheduled to arrive at the end of week 1.If 20 As are needed during week 4,can the order be completed (it is the start of week 0 currently)?

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To produce 20 As requires 40 B...

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A paint company mixes ten different base colors into 3,000 different color options.If production scheduling is organized around the ten different base colors ,then the bills of material are classified as which of the following?


A) phantom
B) planning
C) modular
D) low-level
E) A and B

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

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Describe the tactics for load smoothing in MRP.

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Overlapping-sends pieces to the second o...

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What are time fences? Why are they used?

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Time fences allow a segment of...

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________ is a system that allows,with MRP in place,inventory data to be augmented by other resource variables.

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Material requirement...

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