Operations and Supply Chain Management

MOCK QUESTIONs

RULES

Closed Book/Notes

Only one answer per question is correct.

No penalty for wrong answers.
PART I:

Right or Wrong? Two points per correct answer

• If the main goal of a Supply Chain Manager is to increase the FLEXIBILITY of the operations,
reducing the average batch size is a COHERENT decision with his/her goal.

a. right b. wrong

• In a good company usually the production plan is only one (scheduling) in order not to confuse
employees

a. right b. wrong

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PART II

Multiple choice. Three points per right answer

• A Chase demand Production Plans makes it possible to:

1. achieve high productivity
2. reducing unit production costs
3. reducing stock levels
4. increasing plant saturation;
5. none of the above

• Moving from a decentralized to a centralized distribution network, please indicate which of the
following sentences is TRUE:

1) overall stocks increase due to a less stable consumption

2) overhead costs related to the warehousing facilities decrease
3) outbound transportation lead times decrease
4) financial costs of stock increase
5) all of the above

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PART III

Three points per right answer

Snack is a company operating in the food industry. The aggregate production plan expressed in units
for the main product family “Chips” is reported in the table below.

January February March April May June Tot.

1000 2000 2500 2000 1500 1000 10000

The production department is composed by 4 lines and operates, for the entire semester, according to
the following calendar: 20 days per month, 2 shifts per day made up of 8 hours each. The monthly
average lost working hours for each line is 50 hours. While the average production lead time is 1
hour/unit, the cycle time for the main family is 0,4 hours/unit.

• Determine the Required Production Capacity (RPC in hours) for March, the most critical month.

1) 1000 hours
2) 2500 hours
3) 8 hours
4) 50 hours
5) None of the above

• Determine the Actual Production Capacity (APC) for March (hours).

1) 1230 hours
2) 320 hours
3) 27 hours
4) 1080 hours
5) 120 hours

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PART IV

Three points per right answer

Looking at the following data:

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Monthly consumption (unit) 200 150 150 250 150 100 200 150 150 250 150 100 2000
Stock (unit) 180 210 200 190 190 210 190 180 190 250 160 250 2400

• the stock turn / rotation /turnover ratio is:

a. 0,833333
b. 10
c. 1,2
d. 36,5 days
e. None of the above

• the inventory coverage / days of usage is:

a. 438 days
b. 1,2 months
c. 365 days
d. 1/stock turn
e. Impossible to calculate

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PART V

Four points per right answer.

Before marking your answer for the remaining questions, please first read the
following article:

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Multiple choice questions like in PART 2.