ISDS 3115 EXAM 2 MC QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Production planning and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing
process. MRP helps businesses determine the quantities and timing of materials
needed for production, ensuring that the right materials are available at the right time to
meet productions schedules. - Answers - What is MRP
1. Better response to customer orders
2. Faster response to market changes
3. Improved utilization of facilities and labor
4. Reduced inventory levels - Answers - Benefits of MRP
For a child item, the gross requirements represent the amount of that component
needed to meet the demand for the parent in the production process. - Answers - Gross
requirements for a child MRP planning
BOM (bill of materials) - Answers - Defines relationship between parent items and their
child
"Parent" item - Answers - In MRP system a finished product or higher-level assembly
"Child" item - Answers - In MRP system, lower-level component or part that makes up
the parent
1. Process focus
2. Repetitive focus
3. Product focus
4. Mass customization - Answers - 4 Basic Process Strategies
Process focus - Answers - low volume, high variety (flexibility)
Repetitive focus - Answers - modular
Product focus - Answers - high volume, low variety (efficiency)
Mass customization - Answers - High volume, high variety (combines flexibility and
efficiency)
Postponement - Answers - the delay of any modifications or customization to a product
as long as possible in the production process
ANSWERS
Production planning and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing
process. MRP helps businesses determine the quantities and timing of materials
needed for production, ensuring that the right materials are available at the right time to
meet productions schedules. - Answers - What is MRP
1. Better response to customer orders
2. Faster response to market changes
3. Improved utilization of facilities and labor
4. Reduced inventory levels - Answers - Benefits of MRP
For a child item, the gross requirements represent the amount of that component
needed to meet the demand for the parent in the production process. - Answers - Gross
requirements for a child MRP planning
BOM (bill of materials) - Answers - Defines relationship between parent items and their
child
"Parent" item - Answers - In MRP system a finished product or higher-level assembly
"Child" item - Answers - In MRP system, lower-level component or part that makes up
the parent
1. Process focus
2. Repetitive focus
3. Product focus
4. Mass customization - Answers - 4 Basic Process Strategies
Process focus - Answers - low volume, high variety (flexibility)
Repetitive focus - Answers - modular
Product focus - Answers - high volume, low variety (efficiency)
Mass customization - Answers - High volume, high variety (combines flexibility and
efficiency)
Postponement - Answers - the delay of any modifications or customization to a product
as long as possible in the production process
