Question 1

The ability of one piece of software to interact with others is called  _________  .

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Question 2

_________ is an algorithm designed to schedule a group of orders appropriately across an entire shop.

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Question 3

_________ is an inventory control and scheduling technique that applies MRP principles to distribution inventories.

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Question 4

The  _________ is a part of the material requirements plans that details how many end items will be produced within specified periods of time.

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Question 5

A(n)  _________ process that takes sales and operations plans; processes information in the way of time standards, routings, and other information on how the firm produces its services or products; and then plans the input requirements.

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Question 6

_________ is a technique used for projecting time- phased capacity requirements for workstations.

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Question 7

_________ are orders that have been placed, but not yet completed.

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Question 8

_________ is a lot- sizing rule that allows a different order quantity for each order issued but tends to issue the order at predetermined time intervals.

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Question 9

Projected  _________  inventory is an estimate of the amount of inventory available each week after gross requirements have been satisfied.

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Question 10

_________ allow an organization to view its operations as a whole rather than having to try to put together the different information pieces produced by its various functions and divisions.

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Question 11

In an MRP system, from what sources are an item's gross requirements derived?

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Question 12

_________ is the degree to which a component has more than one immediate parent.

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Question 13

_________ ties the basic MRP system to the company's financial system.

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Question 14

A(n) _________  is an intermediate item that is assembled from one or more components.

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Question 15

The  _________ is a record that divides the future into time periods called time buckets.

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Question 16

What are the key inputs to an MRP system?

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Question 17

What is an "action notice" in an MRP system?

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Question 18

The  _________ rule is a special case of the periodic order quantity (POQ) rule where the lot size ordered covers the gross requirements of a single time period (e.g. one week).

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Question 19

A(n)  _________ is a computer- generated memo used by inventory planners to make decisions about releasing new orders and adjusting the due dates of scheduled receipts.

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Question 20

_________ are the total demand derived from all parent production plans.

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Quiz 13: Resource Planning

The ability of one piece of software to interact with others is called _________ .

_________ is an algorithm designed to schedule a group of orders appropriately across an entire shop.

_________ is an inventory control and scheduling technique that applies MRP principles to distribution inventories.

The _________ is a part of the material requirements plans that details how many end items will be produced within specified periods of time.

A(n) _________ process that takes sales and operations plans; processes information in the way of time standards, routings, and other information on how the firm produces its services or products; and then plans the input requirements.

_________ is a technique used for projecting time- phased capacity requirements for workstations.

_________ are orders that have been placed, but not yet completed.

_________ is a lot- sizing rule that allows a different order quantity for each order issued but tends to issue the order at predetermined time intervals.

Projected _________ inventory is an estimate of the amount of inventory available each week after gross requirements have been satisfied.

_________ allow an organization to view its operations as a whole rather than having to try to put together the different information pieces produced by its various functions and divisions.

In an MRP system, from what sources are an item's gross requirements derived?

_________ is the degree to which a component has more than one immediate parent.

_________ ties the basic MRP system to the company's financial system.

A(n) _________ is an intermediate item that is assembled from one or more components.

The _________ is a record that divides the future into time periods called time buckets.

What are the key inputs to an MRP system?

What is an "action notice" in an MRP system?

The _________ rule is a special case of the periodic order quantity (POQ) rule where the lot size ordered covers the gross requirements of a single time period (e.g. one week).

A(n) _________ is a computer- generated memo used by inventory planners to make decisions about releasing new orders and adjusting the due dates of scheduled receipts.

_________ are the total demand derived from all parent production plans.