Major source of data for the material requirements plan

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1. The S&OP process enables executive decision making for balancing the supply and demand sides at the product level.

True

False

2. What step of the S&OP process comes after evaluating demand levels?

a) Evaluating supply capability

b) Reviewing performance

c) Reconciling demand, supply, and financial plans

d) Financial review

3. Sales and operations planning executive meetings are generally 'held once every

a) week.

b) month.

c) quarter.

d) year.

4. The pre-S&OP meeting should be limited to team members from sales and operations only.

True

False

5.The sales and operations plan as a whole provides a statement of company plans for a period of

a. one quarter.

b. 6 to 12 months or more.

c. 12 to 18 months or more.

d. three to five years or more.

6. Which of the following basic operations strategies assumes the risk of stockouts in exchange for protection against high costs for overtime and capacity maximization?

a. Level production

b. Demand matching

c. Chase production

d. Lean production

7. For an assemble-to-order product, the MPS is likely to focus on scheduling which of the following?

a. Orders

b. Finished goods

c. Modules

d. Customer deliveries

8. The plan that provides, in effect, a contractual agreement ensuring salespeople that they can make delivery promises is the

a) sales and operations plan.

b) material requirements plan.

c) distribution resources plan.

d) master production schedule.

9. Rough-cut capacity planning at the end-item level is part of which of the following processes?

a. Business planning

b. Preparation of the master production schedule

c. Input-output control

d. Resource planning

10. Determinations about the delivery of components for operations are made in the

a. production planning process.

b. master production scheduling process,

c. capacity planning process.

d. material requirements planning process.

11. Which of the following is an independent demand item?

a. One of the motorcycle wheels on a finished bike

b. Automobile wheels (tires) for stock in a Goodyear tire shop

c. Car radio imported for use in new vehicles

d. Trouser pockets

12. Which of the following is a major source of data for the material requirements plan?

a. Route file

b. Master production schedule

c. Demand forecasts

d. Capacity requirements plan

13. To find out the types of components in a clock radio, you would look at which of the following?

a. Bill of material

b. Routing sheet

c. Resource requirements plan

d. Master production schedule

14. If you wanted to know the operation(s) that would be performed on a particular component at a specific workstation, you would look on which of the following?

a. Bill of material

b. Master production schedule

c. Route sheet

d. Inventory status

e. Any of the above

15. Lot-for-lot replenishment is most appropriate for which of the following types of orders?

a. Any independent demand items

b. Large, infrequent orders

c. Infrequent orders of varying sizes

d. Orders in a JIT shop

16. Early MRP software systems offered all the following benefits except

a. cross-functional capacity.

b. improved on-time delivery percentages.

c. lead times.

d. computerized bill of material.

17. Capacity can be measured in all of the following ways except

a. numbers of items.

b. standard hours of work.

c. rate of work.

d. output in currency units.

18. Capacity requirements planning generally refers to which of the following?

a. Resource requirements assessment at the S&OP level

b. Long-term rough-cut capacity checks

c. Short-term assessment of labor, plant, and equipment availability

d. Shop-floor monitoring

Reference no: EM132191993

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