OPSM 4820 EXAM 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In most companies, ________ provides the information backbone needed to manage day-today
execution.
c. ERP
e. IS
a. MRP
d. MRP-II
b. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP
__________, with the emphasis on planning, is designed to allow much tighter integration, thus
eliminating the problem of local optimization.
d. MRP-II
e. IS
c. ERP
a. MRP
b. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP
Companies implementing _________ strive to derive benefits through much greater efficiency gained by
an integrated ________ planning and control process.
d. MPC, MRP
b. ERP, MRP
a. MPC, ERP
e. ERP, ERP
c. ERP, MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP, MPC
How many aspects are of ERP software that determine the quality of an ERP system?
,c. Three
b. Two
d. Four
e. Five
a. One - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. Four
Transaction processing relates to the posting and tracking of the activities that document the business.
c. Transaction processing
a. Transportation processing
b. IT support
e. Production processing
d. Decision support - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Transaction processing
Decision support relates to how well the system helps the user make intelligent judgments about how to
run the business.
d. Decision support
b. IT support
a. Transportation processing
c. Transaction processing
e. Production processing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. Decision support
Key considerations when evaluating ERP software are:
a. The size of the business.
e. all
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
,b. The scope of functionality needed.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. all
Key considerations when evaluating MPC software are:
e. none
b. The scope of functionality needed.
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
a. The size of the business.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. none
An ERP system provides a common platform for ________ data capture, a common set of numbers, and
processes, facilitating rapid reconciliation of the general ledger.
e. Customized Software
d. Human Resources
b. Manufacturing and Logistics
c. Sales and Marketing
a. Finance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. Finance
A _________ is a special program (often running on a totally separate computer) that is designed to
automatically capture and process data for uses that are outside the basic ERP system applications.
e. Data mining
b. production program
d. ERP
a. scheduling program
c. data warehouse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. data warehouse
, SAP labels all MPC applications as part of its supply chain software, divided into several main functions:
a. supply chain planning
d. supply chain planning and supply chain execution
e. all
c. supply chain collaboration
b. supply chain execution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. all
______________ module provides a centralized overview of the entire supply chain and key
performance indicators, which helps identify weak links and potential improvements.
d. The supply chain design
a. The production design
c. The supplier design
b. The data design
e. The network design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. The supply chain design
______________ shares inventory and procurement order information to ensure that the materials
required for manufacturing are available in the right place and at the right time.
e. Warehouse management
b. Inventory management
c. ERP
d. MRP
a. Materials management - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP
______________ shares information with partners to coordinate production and enable everyone to
work together to increase both visibility and responsiveness.
b. Inventory management
In most companies, ________ provides the information backbone needed to manage day-today
execution.
c. ERP
e. IS
a. MRP
d. MRP-II
b. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP
__________, with the emphasis on planning, is designed to allow much tighter integration, thus
eliminating the problem of local optimization.
d. MRP-II
e. IS
c. ERP
a. MRP
b. MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP
Companies implementing _________ strive to derive benefits through much greater efficiency gained by
an integrated ________ planning and control process.
d. MPC, MRP
b. ERP, MRP
a. MPC, ERP
e. ERP, ERP
c. ERP, MPC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP, MPC
How many aspects are of ERP software that determine the quality of an ERP system?
,c. Three
b. Two
d. Four
e. Five
a. One - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. Four
Transaction processing relates to the posting and tracking of the activities that document the business.
c. Transaction processing
a. Transportation processing
b. IT support
e. Production processing
d. Decision support - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Transaction processing
Decision support relates to how well the system helps the user make intelligent judgments about how to
run the business.
d. Decision support
b. IT support
a. Transportation processing
c. Transaction processing
e. Production processing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. Decision support
Key considerations when evaluating ERP software are:
a. The size of the business.
e. all
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
,b. The scope of functionality needed.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. all
Key considerations when evaluating MPC software are:
e. none
b. The scope of functionality needed.
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
a. The size of the business.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. none
An ERP system provides a common platform for ________ data capture, a common set of numbers, and
processes, facilitating rapid reconciliation of the general ledger.
e. Customized Software
d. Human Resources
b. Manufacturing and Logistics
c. Sales and Marketing
a. Finance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. Finance
A _________ is a special program (often running on a totally separate computer) that is designed to
automatically capture and process data for uses that are outside the basic ERP system applications.
e. Data mining
b. production program
d. ERP
a. scheduling program
c. data warehouse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. data warehouse
, SAP labels all MPC applications as part of its supply chain software, divided into several main functions:
a. supply chain planning
d. supply chain planning and supply chain execution
e. all
c. supply chain collaboration
b. supply chain execution - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e. all
______________ module provides a centralized overview of the entire supply chain and key
performance indicators, which helps identify weak links and potential improvements.
d. The supply chain design
a. The production design
c. The supplier design
b. The data design
e. The network design - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. The supply chain design
______________ shares inventory and procurement order information to ensure that the materials
required for manufacturing are available in the right place and at the right time.
e. Warehouse management
b. Inventory management
c. ERP
d. MRP
a. Materials management - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. ERP
______________ shares information with partners to coordinate production and enable everyone to
work together to increase both visibility and responsiveness.
b. Inventory management
