Question 1

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

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Question 2

Table 13.8
Sunshine Manufacture produces three products, X, Y, and Z. The production of these end items is controlled by an MRP system. Each end item X is assembled with two components of A and one component of B. Each end item of Y is assembled with two components of C and one component of A, each component of C is manufactured from one unit of B. End item Z is assembled from one unit of D and one unit of C, D is manufactured from one unit of A, and C is manufactured from one unit of B.
-Use the information in Table 13.8.If level-by-level processing is used,what is a correct order for processing components A,B,C,and D?
A) A B C D
B) D A B C
C) C D A B
D) C B A D

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Sunshine Manufacture produces three products, X,...

Question 3

A(n)________ item is the final product sold to a customer.

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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

An ________ is a company-wide process that cuts across functional areas,business
units,geographic regions,and product lines.

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Question 6

________ is a computerized information system developed specifically to aid in managing dependent demand inventory and scheduling replenishment orders.

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Question 7

________ systems are large,integrated information systems that support many enterprise processes and data storage needs.

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Question 8

The ________ is a record of all components of an item,the parent-component relationships,and usage quantities derived from engineering and process design.

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Question 9

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

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

In an MRP system,a(n)________ item has at least one parent and at least one component.

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Question 12

In MRP,a(n)________ is an item that may go through one or more operations to be transformed into or become part of one or more parents.

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Question 13

In MRP,a(n)________ is any item manufactured from one or more components.

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Question 14

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 15

MRP ________ is a process that converts the requirements of various final products into a material requirements plan that specifies the replenishment schedule of all the subassemblies,components,and raw materials needed by the final products.

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Question 16

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

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Question 17

________ 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 18

________ demand occurs because the quantity required is a function of the demand for the other items held in inventory.

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Question 19

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

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Question 20

Table 13.8
Sunshine Manufacture produces three products, X, Y, and Z. The production of these end items is controlled by an MRP system. Each end item X is assembled with two components of A and one component of B. Each end item of Y is assembled with two components of C and one component of A, each component of C is manufactured from one unit of B. End item Z is assembled from one unit of D and one unit of C, D is manufactured from one unit of A, and C is manufactured from one unit of B.
-Use the information in Table 13.8.If item C has a manufacturing lead time of two weeks and a planned receipt of 65 units is needed in week 4,which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) The planned order release in week 2 for item C is 130 units.
B) The gross requirements for item B in week 4 are at least 65 units.
C) The gross requirements for item B in week 2 is 130 units.
D) The gross requirements for item B in week 2 is 65 units.

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