OPSM 4820 EXAM 3 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
____________________ concerns execution of material plans.
a. ERP
b. MRP
c. MPC
d. PAC
e. "a" and "d" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. PAC
In purchasing, ____________ is seen as a professional activity where information networks,
relationships, terms, and conditions are established with vendor companies outside of production
activity control, while release of individual orders and follow-up activities are a part of production
activity control.
a. warehousing
b. inventory
c. procurement
d. "a" and "b"
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. procurement
_____________ includes where things are, notification of operational completions, count verifications,
order closeout and disposition, and accounting data.
c. feedback
b. status information
d. "a" and "b"
a. warning signals
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. status information
_____________ help flag inadequacies in material and capacity plans
e. none
d. "a" and "b"
c. feedback
,a. warning signals
b. status information - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. warning signals
Formal systems for shop-floor control are largely unnecessary under ______. Release of orders is still
part of PAC, but the typical "shop order" with associated paperwork isn't maintained.
e. PAC
d. MPC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. JIT
Vendor scheduling under __________ can be a bit more complex than shop-floor control, but if the
relationship with the vendors is good, differences are very small.
e. PAC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP
d. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. JIT
The primary __________ objective is managing the materials flow to meet _________ plans.
a. PAC, MPC
b. MPC, PAC
c. PAC, MRP
d. MRP, PAC
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. PAC, MPC
The choice of objectives for ___________ reflects the firm's position vis-à-vis its competitors, customers,
and vendors.
e. JIT
d. MRP
, b. APC
a. PAC
c. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. PAC
_________ is an approach to shop-floor control.
b. priority sequencing rules
c. theory of constraints scheduling
a. gantt charts
d. all
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. all
- gantt charts
- theory of constraints scheduling
- priority sequencing rules
Reducing ________ means shorter lead time and, therefore, reduced work-in-process inventory.
a. demand
d. "a" and "c"
e. none
c. inventory
b. queue time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. queue time
__________ show a schedule in production activity control techniques.
c. bar charts
b. priority sequencing rules
d. "a" and "c"
e. none
a. gantt charts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. "a" and "c"
- gantt charts
____________________ concerns execution of material plans.
a. ERP
b. MRP
c. MPC
d. PAC
e. "a" and "d" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. PAC
In purchasing, ____________ is seen as a professional activity where information networks,
relationships, terms, and conditions are established with vendor companies outside of production
activity control, while release of individual orders and follow-up activities are a part of production
activity control.
a. warehousing
b. inventory
c. procurement
d. "a" and "b"
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. procurement
_____________ includes where things are, notification of operational completions, count verifications,
order closeout and disposition, and accounting data.
c. feedback
b. status information
d. "a" and "b"
a. warning signals
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. status information
_____________ help flag inadequacies in material and capacity plans
e. none
d. "a" and "b"
c. feedback
,a. warning signals
b. status information - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. warning signals
Formal systems for shop-floor control are largely unnecessary under ______. Release of orders is still
part of PAC, but the typical "shop order" with associated paperwork isn't maintained.
e. PAC
d. MPC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. JIT
Vendor scheduling under __________ can be a bit more complex than shop-floor control, but if the
relationship with the vendors is good, differences are very small.
e. PAC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP
d. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. JIT
The primary __________ objective is managing the materials flow to meet _________ plans.
a. PAC, MPC
b. MPC, PAC
c. PAC, MRP
d. MRP, PAC
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. PAC, MPC
The choice of objectives for ___________ reflects the firm's position vis-à-vis its competitors, customers,
and vendors.
e. JIT
d. MRP
, b. APC
a. PAC
c. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. PAC
_________ is an approach to shop-floor control.
b. priority sequencing rules
c. theory of constraints scheduling
a. gantt charts
d. all
e. none - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. all
- gantt charts
- theory of constraints scheduling
- priority sequencing rules
Reducing ________ means shorter lead time and, therefore, reduced work-in-process inventory.
a. demand
d. "a" and "c"
e. none
c. inventory
b. queue time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. queue time
__________ show a schedule in production activity control techniques.
c. bar charts
b. priority sequencing rules
d. "a" and "c"
e. none
a. gantt charts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. "a" and "c"
- gantt charts
