Deck 10: Production planning and control for remanufacturing

Question 1

The Remanufacturing Planning and Control Framework can be divided into 3 sections.Which of the following choices correctly matches activity with section?

A) Detailed Material Planning (Front office)
B) Sourcing Systems (Back end)
C) Material and Capacity Plans (Front end)
D) MRP II (Engine)

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Remanufacturing is associated with __________ but not ___________.Fill in the blacks correctly.

A) Recovering/Recycling
B) Recycling/Like new products
C) Recovering/Product life cycle
D) Like new products/Recovering

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following product categories are not well suited for remanufacturing?

A) Musical instruments
B) Construction equipment
C) Furniture
D) Industrial machinery and machine tools

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the remanufacturing process, the MPS signals retrieval from the finish goods inventory.When the finished goods inventory is not sufficient to meet the demand, you should ___________________________________.Fill in the blanks correctly.

A) purchase new cores
B) wait until there are more finished goods
C) retrieve cores from the core inventory and directly put into the finished goods inventory
D) combine cores from the core inventory with new parts

Question 5

The process of _________________ can be described as being a demand decision process which converts used parts into the assembly schedule needed to complete the part.

A) Part Supply Determination
B) Part Inventory Determination
C) Part Return Determination
D) Part Demand Determination

Question 6

The following statements are descriptions of remanufacturing processes.Choose the statement or statements whose description is not correct.
1)Aggregate production planning (Determining the number of units to be produced in each major product line per period)
2)Detailed material planning (Determining the aggregate capacity to support the production plan)
3)Master production scheduling (Anticipated build schedule for manufacturing end products)
4)Sourcing systems (Providing detailed planning information for supplier scheduling)

A) (1)
B) (3) and (4)
C) (2)
D) None of the above

Question 7

Core acquisition yield rate is the primary source of remanufacturing complexity.Among following uncertain factors, choose the ones that influence the yield rate in a significant manner.
1)Quality
2)Timing
3)Cost
4)Quantity

A) (1) and (3)
B) (2) and (4)
C) (1), (2), and (4)
D) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following statements are not findings of the Core Acquisition Study of Automobile Parts Industry?
1)The quality of the cores acquired is extremely poor in general
2)Arm's length supplier-buyer relationships are popular in the industry
3)The remanufactures are dependent on the core suppliers
4)Product trade-ins are the main source for cores

A) (1)
B) (2) and (4)
C) (1), (2), and (4)
D) (4)

Question 9

According to the Core Acquisition Study of Automobile Parts Industry, what is the common maximum salvage value of cores?

A) 30%
B) 15%
C) 5%
D) $1

Question 10

What is the main source of core for remanufacturing companies?

A) Core brokers
B) Salvage auctioneers
C) Product returns
D) Salvage operators

Question 11

Which of the following matches between remanufacturing process and associated source uncertainty influences is correct?

A) Detailed capacity planning (Accumulation of both new and used parts)
B) Demand management (Difficulties in the accurate forecasting of long-term core availability)
C) Detailed material planning (Planning difficulties due to stochastic routings and processing times)
D) Sourcing systems (Variable material recovery rates lead to volatile capacity plans)

Question 12

For remanufactured products, the demand is dependent on the sales of previous new products.What manufacturing and control activities are directly influenced by this fact?
1)Forecasting demands
2)New product sales
3)Core acquisition
4)Core disassembly

A) (1)
B) (3) and (4)
C) (1) and (3)
D) (2), (3), and (4)

Question 13

Choose the correct statements regarding cores.
1)In most cases, cores themselves are the finished goods
2)The broker of cores checks their quality before selling them
3)None-durable parts associated with the core are replaced with new parts
4)Most cores are checked in bulk for quality after receipt

A) (3) and (4)
B) (2), (3), and (4)
C) (1) and (2)
D) None of the above

Question 14

In applying MRP concepts and logic to the remanufacturing environment, which are the following concepts need to be considered for alteration?
1)Size of the time buckets
2)Sales promotion techniques
3)Bill of Materials (BOM)
4)Safety stock location

A) (3) and (4)
B) (2)
C) (1) and (4)
D) (1), (3), and (4)

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding the Core Acquisition Study of Automobile Parts Industry is correct?
1)The industry uses advanced forecasting techniques
2)The industry does no heavily employ statistical or mathematical techniques for planning and control
3)The majority of the cores purchased from 3rd party brokers have a quality guarantee
4)Product trade-ins are the main source for cores

A) (1)
B) (2) and (4)
C) (2), (3), and (4)
D) (3)

Question 16

Which of the following are recommendations given by the Core Acquisition Study of Automobile Parts Industry?
1)Forecast product return rates
2)Do not depend on statistical or mathematical techniques for planning and control
3)Improve long-term forecast accuracy
4)Focus on developing Arm's length supplier relationships

A) (1)
B) (2) and (4)
C) (1), (3), and (4)
D) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is not a typical remanufacturing process?

A) Core Inspection
B) Core recycling
C) Core Disassembly
D) Core Cleaning & Disassembly

Question 18

The Remanufacturing Planning and Control Framework can be divided into 3 sections.The ________ process is included in the _____________ section.Fill in the blanks correctly.

A) MPS/Back end
B) MRP/Front end
C) Detailed Material Planning/Engine
D) Sourcing Systems/Engine

Question 19

For the remanufacturing process, _________, the ____________________________ increases the source uncertainty influences.Choose the options that do not correctly fill in the blanks in the previous statement.
1)Detailed capacity planning/ difficulties in accumulating both new and used parts
2)Demand management/ difficulties in order promising
3)Sourcing systems/ risk of shortages from the vendor
4)Resource planning/ difficulties in the accurate forecasting of long-term core availability

A) (1)
B) (3) and (4)
C) (1), (2), and (4)
D) None of the above

Question 20

Choose the correct remanufacturing path for a good quality core.

A) Core inventory -> Inspection -> Core inventory -> Reassembly New Parts & Core Subassembly
B) Core inventory -> Inspection -> Core Cleaning & Disassembly -> Reassembly with Core Assembly
C) Core inventory -> Inspection -> Reassembly with Core Assembly -> Finished goods
D) Inspection -> Reassembly with New Parts & Core Subassembly -> Reassembly with Core Assembly

Question 21

What happens to the cores that do not pass the initial quality inspections in a remanufacturing process?

Question 22

What happens when the MPS indicates the need for material flow in a remanufacturing process?

Question 23

In your own words, what does differentiate remanufacturing from recondition or recycled products?

Question 24

Provide a brief description of the remanufacturing process called Shop-floor systems

Question 25

List at least 3 benefits of using remanufactured products.

Question 26

Is it common for the quality of the cores purchased from 3rd party brokers to be known by the remanufacturer? Provide an explanation.

Question 27

Describe remanufacturing is one sentence.

Question 28

Define what a core is and describe how a core moves along the remanufacturing process.

Question 29

The remanufacturing process can be described as the flow of cores.Please elaborate about this but do not go over a paragraph.

Question 30

What is the response of the remanufacturing managers to the shortage of cores?