SAP Multiple Choice Question with Answers

For

SAP Certified Application Associate – Production Planning &

Manufacturing with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5 (SAP Course Code:
C_TSCM42_65)
 

Tables of Contents:

Question – 1: Usage of planned independent requirement as a planning strategy

Question – 2: Using Consumption Based Planning

Question – 3: Detailed planning in MRP

Question – 4: Make-to-stock production strategy

Question – 5: Feature of make-to-stock production

Question – 6: Consumption mode

Question – 7: Features of make-to-order production strategy

Question – 8: Special form of make-to-order production

Question – 9: Planning strategy used in planned independent requirement

Question – 10: Customization setting for requirement planning

Question – 11: Availability check

Question – 12: Features of multilevel requirement planning

Question – 13: Prerequisite for planning for a material

Question – 14: Processing key used in MRP planning run

Question – 15: Planning run with processing key

Question – 16: Firming type and its features

Question – 17: Stock exclusion during MRP planning run

Question – 18: Features of partially available safety stock for planning

Question – 19: Net requirement calculation

Question – 20: Grouping of requirements

Question – 21: Procurement key in Material Master

Question – 22: BOM explosion during planning run

 

Question – 23: BOM selection

Question – 24: MRP List

Question – 25: Features of discrete manufacturing

Question – 26: Exception messages

Question – 27: Restriction while customizing Exception messages

Question – 28: MRP elements used in evaluation of order report

Question – 29: Pegged requirements

Question – 30: Features of MPS in planning of material

Question – 31: Stock transfer using one step procedure

Question – 32: stock transfer using two step procedure

Question – 33: Stock transfer order without delivery

Question – 34: Stock transfer order with delivery using tow step procedure

Question – 35: Material Requirement Planning

Question – 36: Planning with MRP areas

Question – 37: prerequisites to use MRP with MRP areas

Question – 38: Material planned in MRP area using special procurement type

Question – 39: Types of MRP areas

Question – 40: Planning strategy for make-to-stock production

Question – 41: Function of Material requirement planning

Question – 42: Master data for MRP components

Question – 43: Quota rating

Question – 44: Net requirement calculation in planning run

Question – 45: Net requirement calculation in reorder point planning

Question – 46: Procedures in lot-sizing calculation

Question – 47: Optimum lot sizing procedure

 

Question – 48: Bill of Material status

Question – 49: Lot-sizing procedure

Question – 50: Types of lot-sizing procedure

Question – 51: Types of production

Question – 52: Functional process integrated with production order management

Question – 53: Master data for production order

Question – 54: Activities in production order

Question – 55: Effects of good receipt in reference to production order

Question – 56: Material staging

Question – 57: Features of confirmations

Question – 58: Use of Order-related Cost object controlling

Question – 59: Use of Product-relate Cost object controlling

Question – 60: Features of Process order

Question – 61: GMP-compliant production using process order

Question – 62: Restriction applicable in batch derivation

Question – 63: Master data for Process-Order-Controlled production

Question – 64: Master data for Repetitive Manufacturing

Question – 65: Reporting point backflush in repetitive manufacturing

Question – 66: Integration of repetitive manufacturing with controlling

Question – 67: KANBAN procedure

Question – 68: Object to organize the material flow in the KANBAN procedure

Question – 69: Source of supply for material in KANBAN procedure

Question – 70: Difference between plan-controlled production and KANBAN

Question – 71: Basic data for Project-oriented production

Question – 72: Stock maintenance in project-oriented production

 

Question – 73: Step in project-oriented production process

Question – 74: Use of Production/resource tools (PRT) in the manufacturing process

Question – 75: Features of lead time scheduling

Question – 76: Time elements of an operation

Question – 77: Follow on activity when a production order is saved

Question – 78: Setting for routing selection

Question – 79: Setting for BOM selection based on lot size

Question – 80: Feature of production order item category

Question – 81: Operation sequence in production order

Question – 82: Conversion of planned order to production order

Question – 83: Steps in sequence for MRP

Question – 84: Features of planned order

Question – 85: Planning procedure using SAP SCM (APO)

Question – 86: Horizon in planning functions

Question – 87: Features of APO production orders

Question – 88: Implementation of floats in SAP APO production order

Question – 89: Material availability check

Question – 90: Availability checks using multipart check instructions

Question – 91: Printing of Production order documents

Question – 92: Time tickets of an operations

Question – 93: Generation of confirmation slips of an operation

Question – 94: BOM controls

Question – 95: Material staging procedures

Question – 96: Splitting of production order

Question – 97: Functionality of process integration

 

Question – 98: Elements and functions of work instructions

Question – 99: Message types for production orders

Question – 100: Process integration of production orders

Question – 101: Confirmation of production order

Question – 102: Capacity requirement of a production order

Question – 103: Features of good receipt in production order

Question – 104: Good receipt posting

Question – 105: Product-related costs object controlling

Question – 106: Deletion of Production order in SAP APO

Question 107: Evaluation of production order

Question – 108: setting for posting of good issue automatically

Question – 109: Good Receipt posting

Question – 110: Features of collective order

Question – 111: Tasks required for rework order

Question – 112: Integration of sales & operational planning and capacity planning

Question – 113: Capacity leveling for planned order

Question – 114: Covering available capacity

Question – 115: Prerequisite for finite scheduling

Question – 116: Midpoint scheduling

Question – 117: Coverage for disruptions during an operation or production

Question – 118: Rescheduling/Deallocation in capacity planning

Question – 119: Factors influencing planning strategies in capacity planning

Question – 120: Setting to check the operation dates and order floats

Question – 121: Factors effecting mass dispatching

Question – 122: Capacity assignments in Production planning

 

 Question – 123: Split types used in resource planning

Question – 124: Parameters during capacity evaluation

Question – 125: Prerequisite to configure the charts with material stock curves on capacity planning
table

Question – 126: Functionality of routings in production planning

Question – 127: Setting for automatically creation of material master for each storage location

Question – 128: Views in material master used by Production planning module

Question – 129: Tales where MRP and forecast data are stored

Question – 130: Creation of Views in material master

Question – 131: Use of material type while creation of material master

Question – 132: Units of measurement

Question – 133: Class type used for batch management

Question – 134: Activation of batch management in material master

Question – 135: Where-used list in Production planning module

Question – 136: Report to determine the effect of component changes in BOM

Question – 137: Reports to overview all the necessary parts and materials

Question – 138: Reports to view the difference between the BOM’s with their change statuses

Question – 139: Task type list used in repetitive manufacturing

Question – 140: Prerequisite for creating a routing

Question – 141: Material assignment in routings

Question – 142: Suboperations supported in routing

Question – 143: User defined fields used in the routings

Question – 144: Use of replace function in mass changing of objects

Question – 145: Prerequisite for component allocation

Question –146: Making changes in routings

Question – 147: Manufacturing of co-products, by-products, waste products

 

Question – 148: Co-products setup in production planning

Question – 149: By-products manufactured along with main products

Question – 150: Simple discontinuation

Question – 151: Features of parallel sequences in manufacturing process

Question -152: Features of alternative sequences in manufacturing process

Question – 153: Features of reference operation sets

Question – 154: Lead time scheduling in requirement planning process

Question – 155: Time components forming part of execution time

Question – 156: Calculation of interoperation time in the material master

Question – 157: Float time in scheduling of the routing

Question – 158: Types of production resources/tools

Question – 159: Screen layout element available in Engineering workbench

Question – 160: Section available in the work overview screen page

Question – 161: Functions performed in object navigator

Question – 162: Components available in Product centric view

Question – 163: Scope of MRP run

Question – 164: Feature of Material Requirement Planning

Question – 165: Individual/Collective indicator in Material Master

Question – 166: Example of Individual/Collective indicator in material master

Question – 167: Results of MRP run

Question – 168: Type of Bill of Material

Question – 169: Example of Bill of Material

Question – 170: Alternative Bill of Material

Question – 171: Bill of Material categories

Question – 172: Information in routing

 

Question – 173: Use of Work Center

Question – 174: Availability check customization

Question – 175: Alternative sequence in routing

Question – 176: Customization of Material Master

Question – 177: Validity of Bill of Material

Question – 178: Bill of Material status

Question – 179: Item category in Bill of material

Question – 180: Routing status

Question – 181: Task list profiles in routing

Question – 182: Screen sequence and attributes of material master

Question – 183: Pre-requisite for BOM creation

Question – 184: User-specific settings in BOM

Question – 185: Make-to stock production

Question – 186: MRP processing key

Question – 187: Control parameters in long-term planning strategy

Question – 188: Planning time fence

Question – 189: Forecast-based planning

Question – 190: Formulas for work center

Question – 191: Material master configuration

Question – 192: Control Key in a work center

Question – 193: Changing material type

Question – 194: BOM comparison

Question – 195: Usages of routing

Question – 196: Work center integration with costing

Question – 197: Integration of routing

 

Question – 198: Material assignment in routing

Question – 199: Mass changes of objects

Question – 200: Pre-requisite for component allocation

 

1)  Your Organization is using Planned independent requirement as a planning strategy. Which of
following statement are correct? 

Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.

a)  It is used generally with make-to-order production

b)  The stock requirements can be derived from a forecast of future demands
c)  It is used when a specific sales orders are received
d)  It is used to spread the burden evenly as possible across your production resources

Answer: b, d

Explanation:

Planned independent requirements are stock requirements that can be derived from a forecast
of future demand. It is generally used in made-to-stock production, where we want to start
procurement of the affected materials without waiting for specific sales orders. On the one
hand this kind of procedure allows us to reduce delivery times, while on the other hand, we can
use forecast planning to spread the burden as evenly as possible across our production
resources.

2)  When do we use Consumption-based planning when we are planning for a material?

Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.

a)  We are planning for high value materials

b)  It is based on the current and future sales as a reference point for planning the material
c)  One of the requirement is efficient and up-to-date inventory management
d)  We are planning for low value materials

Answer: c, d
 

Explanation:

Consumption-based planning is based on historical consumption values and uses forecast or

statistical procedures to determine future requirements. Consumption-based planning is
characterized by its simplicity and is mainly used for B and C parts with a low value. One
prerequisite of consumption-based planning is efficient-and constantly up-to-date inventory
management.

In contrast to consumption-based planning, material requirements planning take current and

future sales as a reference point and are executed for the whole BOM structure. The planned
requirement quantities trigger the MRP calculation. It produces better planning results than
consumption-based planning.

3)  How does the system do the detailed planning in MRP?

Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.

a)  The procurement dates and quantities for the required assemblies and components are
determined based on the requirements dates and quantities for the finished product
b)  Scheduling of procurement for in-house products is carried out using the BOM
c)  The assemblies required for production is determined using the routing
d)  Bill of material and routing must be available for the material planned

Answer: a, d

Explanation:
 

In the first step for detailed planning in MRP, the procurement dates and quantities for the
required assemblies and components are determined based on the requirements dates and
quantities for the finished product (for example, a sales order). Bill of material and routings
must be exploded to do this.

Scheduling of procurement for in-house products is carried out using the routing. The
production operations to be executed and the length of the individual operation are specified in
the routing. The assemblies (from the BOM) required for production must be available when
production of the finished product is started. Procurement of these assemblies must therefore
be initiated earlier. In this way, assuming the dependent requirements date is the availability
date, the system determines the order dates of the components by means of backward
scheduling using the in-house production time or planned delivery time.

4)  Your organization has opted for make-to-stock production strategy. Which of the following
are the reasons for choosing this strategy?

Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.

a)  The cost of the finished good has to be visible at a sales order level
b)  The demand for the material is consistent and with less changes in specification
c)  The material do not have to be stored separately or are assigned to a specific sales order
d)  Sales order are filled from the production stock

Answer: b, c

Explanation:
 

Make-to-stock strategies are aimed at planning the procurement of components (procurement

or purchasing) by planning the finished product. If it is easier to plan at component level, we can
use planning at assembly level. We choose make-to-order production strategy if

  The materials do not have to be stored separately or are assigned to a specific sales
order;
  The costs have to be visible at material level, in other words not at sales order level.

We use make-to-stock production when we produce stock independently of an order, because

we want to supply our customers with goods from this stock later. We may want to produce
goods without a sales order if we expect a demand for them in future. Make-to-stock strategies
thus support very close customer-supplier relationships, since their purpose is to supply the
customer with goods from stock as quickly as possible.

5)  You have been asked to explain the feature of make-to-stock production with net
requirement planning according to strategy 10. Which of the following features are correct?

Please choose the correct answer.

a)  Sales order are relevant for MRP

b)  Sales order are fulfilled from stock
c)  Goods withdrawals against sales order reduce the respective planned independent
requirements
d)  The planned independent requirement is reduced in accordance with the LIFO principle
using the requirement date

Answer: b

Explanation:
 

In pure make-to-stock production (“net requirements planning” according to strategy 10), the
demand program is determined without reference to sales order

Sales orders are not relevant for MRP, but we can display them for information purposes. Sales
orders are fulfilled from stock. No consumption with planned independent requirements occurs.
We can carry out the availability check with ATP logic in Sales and Distribution. Goods
withdrawals against a sales order reduce the respective sales order.

Reduction of the demand program, that is, of the planned independent requirements, is carried
out at goods issue. The oldest planned independent requirement is reduced first, in according
with the FIFO (first in first out) principle using the requirement date. Future planned
independent requirements are also reduced by goods issues, provided this is allowed by the
“forward consumption period” in the material master.
 

6)  Your organization is using forward/backward consumption mode to determine the direction
on the time axis in which incoming sales orders are to consume planned independent
requirement. So which consumption you would choose to support this type of consumption
mode?

Please choose the correct answer.

a)  Consumption mode 1

b)  Consumption mode 2
c)  Consumption mode 3
d)  Consumption mode 4

Answer: d

Explanation:

We can use consumption mode to determine the direction on the time axis in which incoming
sales orders are to consume planned independent requirements.

In backward consumption (consumption mode 1), the sales order consumes planned
independent requirements from before the customer requirement.

In forward consumption (consumption mode 3), the sales order consumes planned independent
requirements from after the customer requirement.

We can combine backward and forward consumption provided that we take the consumption
periods into account (consumption mode 2 or 4).
 

We can define the consumption mode and the consumption periods either in the material
master or for each plant and MRP group. If no values have been entered, the system uses the
default setting with the backward consumption for 999 days.