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(A) Ierequires extensive personnel, (BH) Telacks sonro neconmtability (C)— Iexeindes quality Autononuttion refers to which of the following? 4A) a diugrany that ie used in eause-and-eifeet analysis (8) a method of production that uses stincard containers with a card attached te each (C) a procedure that gives iumnediate feedback when @ deteet peours (B)— eeoncept for completing setups in less than 10 stinates ‘The most desirable initial atcribuve in suppliers of companies that adopt JIT pradnetion ts (A) onetime delivery (P) consistent quality KC) competitive pricing (D)—aelequace capacity 4. Materials should be moved from point of manufueture ta point of use when (A) production is completed at point of munufuceure (B) the materials are needed at point of vse (©) smaterial handling equipment is available (D) material at point uf use is zero 5. Wh th of the following purchusing-related difficulties is most effectively sidressed by plementation of MRP (A) inereased fabor requirements (B) cost increases (©) vendor slippage (D) incorrect due dates 6, Where material requirements pinning is implemented, the function of combining material phinning with chose of the buyer requires whieh of the following? (A) a homogencous produet line (A) the transfer of de planning, (OC) incressed lead times (D) valid priorities from the system ition of purchased items to the purchasing department 7. When plinned orders from MRP are used to help vendors plan their exp orders become whieh of the followin, y needs, tho planned (A) vendors’ scheduled ri (B) vendors’ master schedules (C) part of the vendors’ gross requirements (P) vendors’ firm orders ‘ipts Tieraited Scheduling and Manag Practice Questions 11. Frrors in the master schedule oan result feom data inaeeuragies in which of the following? “~ (B) « () ‘component lead times inventory balances bills-of- material strmeture mamfacturing rout 9. Strategie Soureing is focused on w wy «W) wn) (0, Which principle of supplier par (a) iB) (ey i) iw (R) (c) wv) Ww 3} (C) a a @ tc) «b) @ ws) «) wp) ww 1B) © ip) stable pricing transactions acquiring goods and servives order excention ships is LRAST important? ccompatsbiligy of interests pricing mutual need trst 11, Phe ial aff a supplier evahiation systeat is 10 ensure supplier is meeting the needs of the buyer provide a basis for cast reductions pusize pricow focus on “oretime ’ ted mesures delivery rhe greatest wdyantage of u blanket order iy that it consolidates small repetitive buys over time is used fur inexpensive supply item only is used for MRO items reduces control 12. Short time to market for « new product iy important because it minimizes development costs raduces risk of product development biaxiniiges Eros revenve minimizes gross margin 14. Phe supplier im a new product introduction can reduce time to market by automating production provesses early involvement making hard tooling developing new technology 15. With respect to new products, the master sehedule should nor include new products aust include new products should inelude new products only alter release: shuukl exelade new products privr to release Derailed Schedling wad Planning Practice Cnestioms16, The pracess of conearrent engineering refers to (A) several new technologies (B) prototyping development [C) several teams working simultaneously ip) developed independently 17. The goal of produet development is 1 (A) create now cechnotogies (B) translate customer needs int design specifications (G2) develop processes to mect all design sp (1) select new suppliers veifigations 18, When reviewing « poten abilities) sugsests supplier's financial statements, quick ratio (ewerent nssetvenrront (A) rose profit amargios (8) inventory levels (©) capability for short-term cash needs (D) price warnings expability 1, ‘The involvement between a customer aud 4 supplier increases when (A) there are many suppliers (2) there is a high degece uf value added (©) technology is established (D) there is w low dezree of value aulded 20, Tretieal Dnying foeuses on w «K) Wansactions and nonsteateyie material baying (D) 4 21, Whea Kanban io ed for an outside supplier, art empry bin communteates to the supplier (A) that the order is complete (8) to ship another bin of paris {C) to uy more raw materials {D) 1 decrease production 22. Class (A most materials as strategic and organizing accordingly will result in (A) exciting focus for eritic (RB) signifiesnt cost savings (C) lack of focus and attention (b) a Pareto analy: materials 2A. The suppiter hase should be reviewed and updated with the objective of (A) decreasing the supplier base (8) inereasing the supplier base ( maintaining the same number of supplies (D) east reduction Detailed Schednling and Manning Prastice Questions SF24, Price sralysis should be done for (A) all requisitions (B) every signifiewnt purchase (CG) MRO items only (}non-MRO items Porchase requis ns cx be generated by an MRD process for inventory items using (A) lead-time analysis (8) planned orders () firmed orders only (D) ow level eodes 26. Price reduction from s list price is (A) trade diseone (8) asin diseount (6) seasonal discount (D) promotional discount + Unique quality control requirements, design scenrity, ind full plant capacity would tend to nash fan item te Tea (A) subedntes item (B) make part (C) boy part {D) forecasted item 28, A long-term supp relationship generate the following benefits EXCEPT. 1A) permit volume pricing (B) reduction in ime co market (C) reduction in quality issues (1) reduction in the MPRF (mean time benyeen failures) 20. Dring the MRD replunning process, the key purpose of the bill of material sto provide (A) a pik list to show the number of components needed for an item (3) product structure revords te) guide the explosion proves (C) documents to be used primarily for eagincering «nd costing references (D) product detatly used to determine the production sequence z Decailed Sahay ad Taw Practise Questions6 7 3). In the product above, the mumericr] lw-level coils that would be assigned for Item 7 would be (A) Denly (B)— Lenly (6) doniy (D) both Tanda AM. Lead-time offsetting ean be deseribed as (A) positioning the planned order release in advance of the dute of need by de Heng h of the lead time (B) adding sonne safety time to Tesul ime to offset unforeseen manufacturing problems (C) — seheduling material to be delivered eurtior thn called for by the requirements plan (D) compensating for the differeney between actual ang! planned led mes 2. ‘The main reason for level-by-level provessing is to (A) provide time-phasead schedules (B) accumulate higher-level requirements hefure netting (C) allow pegging (D) avoid exploding produce by prodvet Detiied Seledutiag and Vinnning Pracitoe OnestTonsLot Size: 120 Allacate 0 saiecy Stocks — 10 Lead Time: 3 Periods L 2 3 4 “ Gross Requirements 40 40 40 40 40 Scheduled Reesipts | 100 Projecteil Onchasid vo | 100 oO 20 so ww 0 rojected Available Not Reamirements Planned Order Receipts Pinned Grer Releases 120 43. The situation presented in the chart above ts in proper bakinve. Ifthe demnd in the secomel period were to be changed from 40 to 6), which of the following would be (ewe? (A) “The on hand would reach 0 in Period 3, bur no action wonld he regommencled Ihocmuse the gross requirements would still be covered | (B) A recommenclation to reschedule the scheduled receipt of 100 for Peviod 4 ta Period 3 would be made with no other changes needed. © mendlatioa to reschedule the seheduled reveipt of 100 for Period 4 to Period Fin mave the phamed arder relese for 120 in Perivd 3 to Period 2 would be ww) aendation to inerease the scheduled reveipt of 100 to 120 and resehedule i from Period 4 to Periad 3 would be muds. 34. MRP explosion is € e process of (A) extending requirements from pareat to component (2) detailing the timing of requirements (C) —calouating net requirements from gross requirements aul on Heine! (D) expanding requirements to cover in-process losses 38. ‘The three primary inputs to an MEW system are (AY Witwotsaacabal, sunnpin aiken sad wikkter prada waluidals (8) bills of material, produet structure trees, and inventory status (C) bills of materia, customer orders, and aster production scliedule (D) product structure trees, master production sched, and lot sizes Tietaiiad Sehediling amd Planning Practice (haestionyLot Size: 50 Allocated: 0 Safety Stocks 0. Lead Time: Gross Requirements 30 20 50 Scheduled Reveints 50) Projected On-hand x0 | 20 no | Se] 50 Projected Available ned Order Receipts [Planned Onior Releases| 36. According to the information above, the MRD results of processing would recomend (Heat which of the following be dune? 1. Cancel scheduled reveipt in Perienl 2 H, —_ Resehedule seleatute receipt out to MM, Plan to release an order ia Period 4 IV, Plan to release an onder in Porind 5 (A) tt onty (i) Wonly (G) Fad 1H ony ()) Hand 1¥ only 397. Au MRP system has the ability to advise the plumer of all of the following situations EXCEPT (A) The iailividheal aperation due dates on open shop orders are not being met (8) The current date of need is different from the order due date {€) ‘Tho material is not available when # shop order is due to be released. (D) ‘The quantity ofan open onder is nos sufficient to eover requirements, 38. One of the key built-in abilities of an MRP system is to (A) compute open order priorities using « dynamic priorsty ratio (B) control the sequence «f work heing performed on the shop floor (€)__ compute operation priorities usin (D) help keep the due duces valid far al open orders 9. The term “full pegeing.” as fullowing? trasted with “single-level pregging." implies wh (A) Requirements for all items in the system are pegged Standard backward-schoduling eeehnique (DB) Open orders, as well as gross reuuirements, are pegged to planned and open orders at the parent level, (G) tem requirements are pessed directly to customer order nr end-item lots in the master production schedule. (D) trem requirements sre peated co planned orders, reyairements at the parent level, net reine cents, and 10 gross Dotailed Schediling snd Phnning Prncice Guestione40, Mlowances for serap/yield estimates in the manufacture of component require overplanning of (A) parent safery stoch (1) component planned releases (€) parent planned releases [D) component phomed receipts 41. Firm phinned orders are useful for doing which of the following? 1. Preventing the system front automatically reyeheduling I, Creating a planned order that does not agree with the Tot sizing rule for that item Il. Preventing the explosion of requirernents at lower Jevels IV, Freezing the timing of a planned order release (X) Toaly (3) Mad TV only (©) Ate and 1 only ()) TUE, and Av 12. Whiels of the following profiles could result from iimeeucate bills of material (A) ingeonate onchand inventory bvalanees (8) an overstated master production sehedute (GC) inaccurate raw material requirements (D) invalid uperation due dates eluded In 4 Inecklist used tg measure the st 49. Which of the following questions should be 4 newly implemented MRP system? (A) Bethe fabrivation work load more level than helore? (8) Mave lead times been reduced (C)_—_ Alas the cost per onder phived been reduced? (0) Tas the number of pureluse anders being expedited been reduced? 14. ‘The term “time bucket” is used to deseribe which of the following? (A) an individual product's total manufacturing time: (B) the average replenisiunent time of 4 distriintion network {C) the time interval required to pick. pack, and ship # customer order {D) the time interval for which daca are summarized on @ planning report 45. Supplying vendors with projections of fumnre orders provides support. for whieh of the following venilor aetivities? 1. Workforce stabilization I Raw material cost reduction IIL. Capacity utilization improvement (A) Lome (B) Monly (c) Wand Monty (D) tell and Ut cy Datailed Shel and Planning Practice Gaesttons46, Which of the following statements about capacity requirements planning is (are) «rue? 1 ruses both open and planned orders fn projecting capacity needs. I. Tis much less detailed chan rough-cut capacity planning. / TI considers orders for end items in its calculations. IV, It considers orders for components in its cleulations. () Momly (B) LL and IV only (G) LT and IV only (D) TTL AM and 47. Objeetives of the wotal eapacity requirements planning process include all of che following pxcrer er 1) _laraller of te wanier prndoetlon liste for fost web GI ig {C) determinstion of the people and/or oachines rea wiabw the predocta I ie at rraduetion scheale (OD) detormtion of the materials neuted io mae the prohict i the n schedule 18: immediate tnve tneapadiny exylicinern lanl acts whdn of theittio 1 (Peau ii; jPunnel erases I. Scheduled receipes (then (8) Land only | (6) Vaand I vals | ()— tana ten Hears | v0 Released Orders sof — [1 Planned Orders | poy bao saa we ion ] Pa | ta) | Capacity | T 2 | 5 Lf i ho Late 1 2 5 + Weeks: 49. At the end of Week 4, the projected queue at this station is how many hours? a0 4s) 10 ic) 30 (50 50, Ifa 1.5-week qucue is desired at the end of Week 4, the average capacity should be (oT (B) 20 © 2% wy 30 Deluiled Scheduling aad Planning Practice Questions SSS51. For a job shop, the most appropriate units of measure for capacity requirements planning are (A) dollars (R) product fi Lc) standard hours (D) pieces 52. MRP provides planned order information for which of the following? 1 Lawerdevel requirements 1, Gyele counting HL, Capavity requirements planning (A) Fand tt onty (B) Land TH only (C) Mand UL only (D) Le teand at 53. Which of the following best describes a work center? (A) group of machines that may be considered as identical for the purpose of scheduling, (18) a drouping of general purpose machines within « larte plant (@) — adepartinent ur section of the factory in which a ypevifiec prudaet iy (D) a small, versatile machine shop Sat tlhe eq mal lubor hoary, SH = standard hours, © = untlization factor, and = Hion that should be sed to calevlate (a) (Ry (o) a) 55, Increasing the cupaeity at an intermediate bottleneck work eenter results in all of the following EXCEPT (A) an increase in the throughput of the system (B)—adccrease in work in process in the system (C) — arescheduling of the existing load (D) a reprioritization of existing qnenes 36. Providing insufficient capavity will result in a reduction of which of the following? (A) inventory (8) lead times (c) comer service (D) queue 57. Determining labor producrivity requires information abour all of the following EXCEPT. (A) pieces input (B) pieces ouput (C) total hours worked (D) standard hours per picee 0 Detailed Schauling aad T iaaag Prwctive Oh58. Which of the following eapavity planning fawetions would most likely be effminated when a manufacturer implements JIT techniques? (A) rough-cut capacity planning (B) resource reqnireme (C) capacity requirements planning (D) supplier eapacity planning « phinning, . Which of the following capacity management techniques woukl be must effective tor reducing, delivery lead time in a make-tororder production operation nsing Justein-Ime (ICT) metiods? (A) measuring and controlling work eell utilization LB) releasing and controlling anders nsing kanban i. (0) providing detailed schedules of shop floor operations IP) baling tracking of work-in-progess inventaries 60. When considering whether to ontsource an item, the most important factor would he IA) specialized technical expertioe iB) ilerial costs [C) transportation costs Ip) price Detaled Scheduling aad Planing Pracice Qwestions 7Detailed Scheduling and Planning Practice Questions ANSWERS ueston Answer Relerone Feo DM, LA Bodkin Ir, ed LR Holman, Padtton & lvrtry Mancgemet, 19, Ch 18 © AES Pion, he Bis Oumk VE nd DoH ur, Racing ed Sly Monger: Fx ad (aes 6 ad 1998, Ch gut Hesston ie, ond Heiman, dato fret Morogh. 7 1D Yl, Thome E, Nin Ly, xd. Cy Wy, Manetectrng Maing and onl pens, Shed, 197, C8 § ° aks J, nd Haan, Prodi & iver Monee Ch 5 (flow mye, Gly’ Mate! 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