Question 1

A simplified diagram showing parts required to make a product is termed:

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A)   Components structure
B)   Product structure
C)   Product diagram
D)   Components diagramE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

What is the name given to the file that keeps a record of receipts into stock, issues from stock and a running balance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transaction file
B)   Item master file
C)   Product file
D)   Location fileE) B) and D)
F) B) and C) A

Question 3

MPS stands for:

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A)   Material Production Schedule
B)   Material Planning System
C)   Master Production Schedule
D)   Master Planning SystemE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not:
An hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour lost forever out of the entire system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Materials requirements planning became popular during which decade?

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A)   1960s
B)   1970s
C)   1980s
D)   1990sE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

The finished product is said to be at which level?

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A)   0
B)   1
C)   2
D)   3E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

On a day-to-day basis, works orders intended to be issued from the MRP will often have a variable effect on the loading of particular machines or individual workers. Which plans project
This load ahead?

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A)   Organisational work plans
B)   Rough cut capacity plans
C)   Capacity requirements plans
D)   Resource requirements plansE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Relative to a consumer durables manufacturer, a jobbing printer has:

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A)   Greater visibility of known orders
B)   Less visibility of known orders
C)   Greater focus on forecast demandD) None of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an input of materials requirements planning?

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A)   Inventory records
B)   Forecast demand
C)   Materials plans
D)   Bill of materialsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The Enterprise Resource Plan drives the whole operation in terms of what is assembled, what is
manufactured and what is bought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)  is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It can only be interfaced with
Specially designed applications programs.

Accepted Answer

A)   Feature of ERP
B)   Not a feature of ERPC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 12

What is the most important planning and control schedule in a business?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Master Production Schedule
B)   The Staff Requirements Plan
C)   The Production Map
D)   The Inventory PlanE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file contains the part number and all the stable data on a part.

Accepted Answer

A)   Transaction file
B)   Item master file
C)   Location fileD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of manufacturing resource planning?

Accepted Answer

A)   It does not help integrate different systems.
B)   It depends on people-based decision making to close the loop.
C)   It increases the cost of information.
D)   All of the above.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not:
Utilisation and activation of a resource are the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Optimized production technology (OPT)  is a computer-based technique and tool that helps to schedule production systems. Which of the following are not principles of OPT?

Accepted Answer

A)   Balance flow is what is required.
B)   Capacity is 'king'.
C)   Process batch should be variable.
D)   Bottlenecks govern throughput.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)  is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It is cheap and easy to install.

Accepted Answer

A)   Feature of ERP
B)   Not a feature of ERPC) A) and B)
D) undefined B

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an input into the Master Production Schedule?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spares demand
B)   Known orders
C)   Customer satisfaction feedback
D)   Forecast demandE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file details where the part is kept.

Accepted Answer

A)   Item master file
B)   Location file
C)   Transaction fileD) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Question 20

MRP systems that started to include feedback-loops became known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Open-loop MRP
B)   Closed-loop MRP
C)   Value-added MRP
D)   Feedback-loop MRPE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 14: Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

A simplified diagram showing parts required to make a product is termed:

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What is the name given to the file that keeps a record of receipts into stock, issues from stock and a running balance?

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MPS stands for:

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Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not: An hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour lost forever out of the entire system.

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Materials requirements planning became popular during which decade?

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The finished product is said to be at which level?

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On a day-to-day basis, works orders intended to be issued from the MRP will often have a variable effect on the loading of particular machines or individual workers. Which plans project This load ahead?

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Relative to a consumer durables manufacturer, a jobbing printer has:

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Which of the following is NOT an input of materials requirements planning?

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The Enterprise Resource Plan drives the whole operation in terms of what is assembled, what is manufactured and what is bought.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It can only be interfaced with Specially designed applications programs.

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What is the most important planning and control schedule in a business?

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There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file contains the part number and all the stable data on a part.

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Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of manufacturing resource planning?

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Is the following statement a principles underlying Optimised Production technology (OPT) or not: Utilisation and activation of a resource are the same.

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Optimized production technology (OPT) is a computer-based technique and tool that helps to schedule production systems. Which of the following are not principles of OPT?

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one of the most significant developments of the basic MRP philosophy. Determine whether this statement is a feature of ERP: It is cheap and easy to install.

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Which of the following is NOT an input into the Master Production Schedule?

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There are three main files kept in MRP systems. Determine which file is being described.This file details where the part is kept.

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MRP systems that started to include feedback-loops became known as:

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