SCMN 4770 EXAM 3 COMPREHENSIVE
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VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ 2. Which of the following is an objective of capacity planning?
I. Building excess capacity for possible future use
II. Estimating capacity requirements early enough to take action if
necessary
III. Execution of the plan to avoid surprises
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. I and III only Answer: D
◉ 3. Which capacity planning activities are considered long-range
planning?
a. Resource planning and rough-cut capacity planning
b. Capacity requirements planning
c. Finite scheduling
d. Input/output analysis Answer: A
◉ 4.Which capacity planning activities are considered short-range
planning?
a. Resource planning
,b. Rough-cut capacity planning
c. Capacity requirements planning
d. Finite scheduling and input/output analysis Answer: D
◉ 5. Resource planning is most closely linked to which manufacturing
planning and control (MPC) element?
a. Master production scheduling (MPS)
b. Sales and operations planning (SOP)
c. Material requirements planning (MRP)
d. Shop-floor control Answer: B
◉ 6. Capacity requirements planning (CRP) is most closely linked to
which manufacturing planning and control (MPC) element?
a. Master production scheduling (MPS)
b. Sales and operations planning (SOP)
c. Detailed material planning
d. Shop-floor control Answer: C
◉ 7. Which capacity planning technique is based on accounting and/or
historical data?
a. Capacity planning using overall factors (CPOF)
b. Capacity bills
c. Resource profiles
d. Capacity requirements planning Answer: A
, ◉ 11. The capacity planning using overall factors (CPOF) planning
method is likely to function poorly in a just-in-time (JIT) environment.
a. True
b. False Answer: B
◉ 12. The capacity bill planning technique provides more direct
linkages to end products than does the capacity planning using overall
factors (CPOF) planning method.
a. True
b. False Answer: A
◉ 13. Under what conditions are both capacity planning using overall
factors (CPOF) and capacity bills likely to return the same capacity
requirement results?
a. When planning for a single product
b. When planning for a single work center
c. When planning for a single product that is produced in a single work
center
d. The two methods will never return the same result Answer: C
◉ 16. Resource profile planning differs from capacity planning using
overall factors (CPOF) and capacity bills by considering which of the
following?
a. Customer orders
REVIEW 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ 2. Which of the following is an objective of capacity planning?
I. Building excess capacity for possible future use
II. Estimating capacity requirements early enough to take action if
necessary
III. Execution of the plan to avoid surprises
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. I and III only Answer: D
◉ 3. Which capacity planning activities are considered long-range
planning?
a. Resource planning and rough-cut capacity planning
b. Capacity requirements planning
c. Finite scheduling
d. Input/output analysis Answer: A
◉ 4.Which capacity planning activities are considered short-range
planning?
a. Resource planning
,b. Rough-cut capacity planning
c. Capacity requirements planning
d. Finite scheduling and input/output analysis Answer: D
◉ 5. Resource planning is most closely linked to which manufacturing
planning and control (MPC) element?
a. Master production scheduling (MPS)
b. Sales and operations planning (SOP)
c. Material requirements planning (MRP)
d. Shop-floor control Answer: B
◉ 6. Capacity requirements planning (CRP) is most closely linked to
which manufacturing planning and control (MPC) element?
a. Master production scheduling (MPS)
b. Sales and operations planning (SOP)
c. Detailed material planning
d. Shop-floor control Answer: C
◉ 7. Which capacity planning technique is based on accounting and/or
historical data?
a. Capacity planning using overall factors (CPOF)
b. Capacity bills
c. Resource profiles
d. Capacity requirements planning Answer: A
, ◉ 11. The capacity planning using overall factors (CPOF) planning
method is likely to function poorly in a just-in-time (JIT) environment.
a. True
b. False Answer: B
◉ 12. The capacity bill planning technique provides more direct
linkages to end products than does the capacity planning using overall
factors (CPOF) planning method.
a. True
b. False Answer: A
◉ 13. Under what conditions are both capacity planning using overall
factors (CPOF) and capacity bills likely to return the same capacity
requirement results?
a. When planning for a single product
b. When planning for a single work center
c. When planning for a single product that is produced in a single work
center
d. The two methods will never return the same result Answer: C
◉ 16. Resource profile planning differs from capacity planning using
overall factors (CPOF) and capacity bills by considering which of the
following?
a. Customer orders
