1.

Master schedules are the result of:

B)disaggregation

2.list advantage and disadvantage of chase strategy and demand strategy.

Ans:see page548

3.In order to effectively plan, estimates of each of the following items must be available to planners
except:
A)Inventory lot sizes.

4.list three main strategies for meeting uneven demand-

1.Maintain a level of workforce
2.Maintain a steady output rate
3.Match demand period by period

5.explain the term available topromise(ATP)

Ans :see page 561

6.how are master schedules stabilized-using fence timing

7. list three inputs and outputs of aggregate planning-

Input: Available resources, Policies, Costs
Outputs: Total cost of a plan, Projected level of inventory, Projected level of output

8.labor flexibility makes aggregate planning in service easier.

True

9.your immediate supervisor, Ms. Fatema Barkatullah, has raised the possibility of switching from a
chase demand strategy to a lavel-capacity strategy for aggregate planning and wants your opinion the
merits of one versus the other. Write her a one page memo on this matter.
Ans: see page 548

10. Disaggregating an aggregate plan involves creating a master schedule for production of the end
items included in the aggregate plan.
False.

11.A demand strategy involves attempting to match demand and capacity in each period.
False

12. Company policy and costs have little inputs on aggregate planning.
True

13.One option for altering the availability of capacity is:

A)use of overtime or slack time

14. Which of the following are output of an aggregate plan :

C)none of these
15.In order to effectively plan, estimates of each of the following items must be available to planners
except:
A)Inventory lot sizes.

16.Which one of these is not an output of a master production schedule?

C) Customer orders

17.A strategy that results in a high rate of hiring,firing or laying off of employees and uneven and
capacity period by period . This is also refered as :
A)chase strategy

18.Aggregate planners strike a balance between

E)capacity and demand

19.Which one of the following is not a basic option for altering capacity?
D)Use backorders