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Supply Chain Operations Chapter 16

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SCO 3001 Chapter 16

Question 1 of 20

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Demand derived from higher level assemblies and subassemblies is called:

Select one of the following:

  • Just-in-time demand.

  • Forecasted demand.

  • Dependent demand.

  • Independent demand.

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Planned orders are created to meet the following condition:

Select one of the following:

  • Meet the gross requirements.

  • Meet the shop orders.

  • Meet the purchase orders.

  • Meet the net requirements.

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

The main difference push and pull systems is that:

Select one of the following:

  • Pull systems call for production based on a forecast.

  • Pull systems call for production when a customer removes a unit.

  • Push systems call for production based on an actual customer demand.

  • Push systems call for production when a customer removes a unit.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

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Select ALL of the following statements that are true about MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) systems:

Select one or more of the following:

  • The demand for an item is derived from the planned orders for higher levels items.

  • MRP systems use fixed planned leadtimes that are set independently of the amount of work currently in the factory

  • The key idea is that we are planning both shop and purchase orders so that we know when to expedite and de-expedite an order.

  • MRP systems consider thousands of alternatives to come up with the mathematically optimal schedule

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

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A listing of the components, parts, and other items needed to manufacture a product, showing the quantity of each required for each intermediate item is called the:

Select one of the following:

  • Bill of Materials

  • Design for manufacturing.

  • Work breakdown structure.

  • Routing.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Which ONE of the following best describes top management's handle on the business?

Select one of the following:

  • Planned Orders

  • Inventory Master.

  • Master Production Schedule (MPS)

  • Bill of Material (BOM)

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

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Which ONE of the following statements best describes the main outputs of an MRP system?

Select one of the following:

  • Purchase and shop orders.

  • Purchase orders.

  • Shop orders and a detailed shop schedule.

  • Purchased orders and a detailed shop schedule.

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

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Which ONE of the following statements best describes the explosion process used in an MRP system?

Select one of the following:

  • Translates the Bill of Materials into a detailed schedule for each machine.

  • Translates the Bill of Materials into a materials plan for each component part or raw material.

  • Translates the Master Production Schedule into a materials plan for each component part or raw material.

  • Translates the Master Production Schedule into a detailed schedule for each machine.

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

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A manufacturing planning and scheduling system that is sometimes used to supplement an "infinite planning" MRP system to create detailed schedules is called:

Select one of the following:

  • Reorder point system.

  • Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS).

  • Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)

  • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Select ALL of the following statements that are true about Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in manufacturing firms.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Create detailed schedules for manufacturing orders.

  • Used by nearly all manufacturers in North America and Western Europe.

  • Provide the databases needed to run the business.

  • Expensive and time-consuming to implement.

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Which ONE of the following statements is true about the planned leadtimes in a Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) system?

Select one of the following:

  • Determined based on the other orders currently in the factory.

  • Determined based on the maximum time to replenish inventory.

  • Determined based on the average time to replenish inventory.

  • Determined based on the available capacity.

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

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Select ALL of the following approaches that can be used in an MRP system to mitigate risk of a stockout:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Safety forecast.

  • Safety stock.

  • Safety leadtime.

  • Safety capacity.

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

A manufacturing planning and scheduling system that is sometimes used to supplement an "infinite planning" MRP system to create detailed schedules is called:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

  • Reorder point system.

  • Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS).

  • Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS).

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

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Which ONE of the following statements most accurately describes inventory master?

Select one of the following:

  • A database includes all of the information about how each item relates to others in the Bill of Material.

  • A database includes all of the information about how each item is to be built, including the sequence of steps required.

  • A database that includes the yield information for each item.

  • A database includes all of the information about each item such as the part number, unit of measure, etc.

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Select ALL of the following statements that are true about a push system.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Orders are started in the factory without regard to signals from a customer.

  • Push and pull systems cannot be combined.

  • Forecast information is used to help create the master production schedule.

  • Production is blocked when the containers are full.

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

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Which ONE of the following statements best describes the relationship between MRP and an ERP system?

Select one of the following:

  • An MRP system handling accounting in an ERP system.

  • An ERP system is just one of many modules in an MRP system.

  • MRP systems and ERP systems are completely different systems.

  • An MRP system is just one of many modules in an ERP system.

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

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Why is cycle counting fundamentally better than a year-end physical inventory?

Select one of the following:

  • Cycle counting fixes the causes on the problems, not just the balances.

  • Counting all items every cycle satisfied the requirements for the auditors.

  • The year-end physical inventory only fixes the causes of the problems.

  • The year-end inventory only counts items when they have a negative balance.

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Select ALL of the following tools and/or concepts that are essential to MRP systems:

Select one or more of the following:

  • ABC classification.

  • Planned orders.

  • Economic Order Quantity (EOQ).

  • Gross requirements

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Which ONE of the following statements best describes the explosion process used in an MRP system?

Select one of the following:

  • Translates the Master Production Schedule into a materials plan for each component part or raw material.

  • Translates the Bill of Materials into a detailed schedule for each machine.

  • Translates the Master Production Schedule into a detailed schedule for each machine.

  • Translates the Bill of Materials into a materials plan for each component part or raw material.

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

Which ONE of the following best describes top management's handle on the business?

Select one of the following:

  • Planned Orders.

  • Master Production Schedule (MPS)

  • Inventory Master.

  • Bill of Material (BOM)

Explanation

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