Deck 11: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

Question 1

Capacity planning for products and services generally covers three planning time horizons. Intermediate planning generally covers a _________ planning period.

A) ~3-6 months
B) ~3-12 months
C) ~3-18 months
D) ~1-4 years

Answer 1

~3-12 months

Question 2

Process choice is supply driven.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Variety and volume are critical to process selection.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which process type is used when a low volume of high-variety goods or services will be needed?

A) Project
B) Batch
C) Continuous
D) Job shop

Question 5

_____________ processing is used when a moderate volume of goods or services is desired.

A) Project
B) Batch
C) Continuous
D) Job shop

Question 6

When a very high volume of non-discrete, highly standardized output is desired a ____________ system is used.

A) Batch
B) Assembly line
C) Continuous
D) Project

Question 7

The four types of mass customization are

A) collaborative, adaptive, transparent, cosmetic
B) evaluative, evolutionary, adaptive, individualistic
C) personal, professional, group, segment
D) cohort, team, individual, group

Question 8

Aggregate planning is generally more useful for organizations that experience steady demand.

Question 9

The aggregate plan is generally stated, such as product family, and displayed in monthly or quarterly time periods.

Question 10

Once formalized the aggregate plan is disaggregated to create a master production schedule (MPS) for ___________ demand inventory.

A) Dependent
B) Independent
C) Finished goods
D) Manufactured

Question 11

The ________________ is a listing of all dependent demand materials required to produce one independent demand unit of a finished products.

A) Stock keeping unit (SKU)
B) Materials requirements plan (MRP)
C) Manufacturing resource Plan MPS)
D) Bill of materials (BOM)

Question 12

An expanded form of sales and operating plan (S&OP) that spans the end-to-end value chain of a business is a

A) Manufacturing business plan (MBP)
B) Execution business process (MBP)
C) Executive process mapping (EPM)
D) Integrated business plan (IBP)

Question 13

The ability of the organization to adjust customer demand to fit that demand to current capacity is the _________ option.

A) Supply
B) Adjustment
C) Systems
D) Demand

Question 14

An organization can shift demand fulfillment to other period allowing ____________.

A) discounts
B) incentives
C) BOGOs
D) Back orders

Question 15

The ability of an organization to adjust its available resource capacity to meet demand is the ________ option.

A) Supply
B) Adjustment
C) Systems
D) Demand

Question 16

Which supply option depends upon the nature of the work, training skills needed and union agreements?

A) Overtime/slack time
B) Part-time workers
C) Hire and lay off workers
D) Contract workers

Question 17

A strategy for meeting uneven demand that presupposes a great deal of ability and willingness on the part of managers to be flexible in adjusting to demand is

A) Maintain a level workforce (level capacity)
B) Maintain a level output rate (level capacity)
C) Match demand period by period (chase demand)
D) Us a combination of decision variables

Question 18

A strategy for meeting uneven demand that is met by using some combination of inventories, overtime, part-time workers, subcontracting, and back orders while maintaining a steady rate of output is

A) Maintain a level workforce (level capacity)
B) Maintain a level output rate (level capacity)
C) Match demand period by period (chase demand)
D) Us a combination of decision variables

Question 19

A ______________ shows the planned output for individual products (SKUs) rather than entire product group, along with the timing of production.

A) Aggregate plan
B) Utilization plan
C) Routing schedule
D) Master production schedule

Question 20

Order fulfillment production strategies refers to the processes involved in responding to customer complaints.

Question 21

An order fulfillment strategy approach where a standard product design is used, but production of the final product is linked to the final customer's specifications is

A) Engineer-to-order
B) Make-to-order
C) Assemble-to-order
D) Make-to-stock

Question 22

A methodology used for planning the production of assembled products such as smart phones, automobiles, etc. is

A) Manufacturing execution planning (MEP)
B) Enterprise item planning (EIP)
C) Dependent item management (DIM)
D) Materials requirements planning (MRP)

Question 23

All the following are primary inputs of MRP except:

A) Bill of materials
B) Master schedule
C) Inventory records
D) Order releases

Question 24

A scheduling technique that plans task from the date resources become available to determine shipping date or the due date is

A) Backward
B) Intermittent
C) Forward
D) None of the above