APICS CPIM - Part 1 Module 3
If there is insufficient capacity for the priority plan for a period of the master schedule
and this overload is based on actual customer orders, what solution might be most likely
to succeed and should be attempted first? - answer Add an evening shift for equipment
that is fully staffed on the current shift. Overtime could also be used.
Order entry - answer the process of accepting and translating what a customer wants
into terms used by the manufacturer or distributor.
Which of the following is the term for the uncommitted portion of a company's inventory
and planned production maintained in the master schedule to support customer order
promising? - answer Available-to-promise
Rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) checks what type of data? - answer Critical
resources; comparison to available or demonstrated capacity
Which is the most accurate statement about the master production schedule? - answerIf
the MPS is poorly done, past-due schedules and unreliable delivery promises are
expected.
What is the portion of inventory or production that has yet to be assigned to specific
customer orders? - answerAvailable-to-promise
capable-to-promise (CTP) - answerThe process of committing order against available
capacity as well as inventory. This process may involve multiple manufacturing or
distribution sites. Used to determine when a new or unscheduled customer order can be
delivered. Employs a finite-scheduling model of the manufacturing system to determine
when an item can be delivered. Includes any constraints that might restrict the
production, such as availability of resources, lead times for raw materials or purchased
parts, and requirements for lower-level components or sub-assemblies. The resulting
delivery date takes into consideration production capacity, the current manufacturing
environmental, and future order commitments. The objective is to reduce the time spent
by producing planners in expediting orders and adjusting plans because f inaccurate
delivery-date promises.
What is the objective of a master production schedule? - answerMaintain the targeted
level of customer service.
A customer contacts a manufacturer's salesperson and wants to purchase all production
supply and capacity for a given item. Which of the following values will the salesperson
need to obtain from his company to respond to his customer? - answerCapable-to-
promise
, When might it be appropriate for lean production systems to use time fences? -
answerWhen planning the parts of production with longer lead time than the required
customer lead time
Item A is produced using the following components, and each has lead times as shown:
A (1 week), B (2 weeks), C (2 weeks), D (5 weeks), E (3 weeks), F (1 week), and G (5
weeks). If the following choices represent all of the possible paths through the product
tree, what is the longest cumulative lead time for use in calculating the planning
horizon? - answerTo determine the longest cumulative lead time, calculate the
cumulative lead time for each path shown. A-C-G = 1 week + 2 weeks + 5 weeks = 8
weeks. A-C-E-F = 1 week + 2 weeks + 3 weeks + 1 week = 7 weeks. A-B = 1 week + 2
weeks = 3 weeks. A-D = 1 week + 5 weeks = 6 weeks. The highest total is the longest
cumulative lead time (since these are all of the possible paths), which is A-C-G.
Which of the following uses a format that includes time periods, the forecast, customer
orders, projected available balance, and available-to-promise? - answerMaster
schedule
If the projected available balance would go negative in a period, what should be done? -
answerSchedule a master production schedule receipt for that period.
When multiple products are produced using the same resources over the same time
horizon, what must an organization do prior to checking capacity? - answerAggregate
master schedules for all related items.
The information needed to develop a master schedule will come from which source? -
answerForecast of individual end items
The portion of inventory and planned production that can be committed to customer
orders typically is referred to as the: - answeravailable-to-promise quantity
Cumulative lead time - answerthe longest lead-time path in the BOM
The level of detail for the master production schedule is: - answerdeveloped for
individual items.
What is the term for the process of validating the master production schedule against
available demonstrated capacity? - answerRough-cut capacity planning
In relation to time fences, in which of the following zones can scheduling software make
automatic adjustments without the input of the master scheduler? - answerLiquid zone
The master production schedule shows that the priority plan exceeds the capacity
available. Which can resolve this situation? - answerMake a sales promotion for this
period happen in a later period.
If there is insufficient capacity for the priority plan for a period of the master schedule
and this overload is based on actual customer orders, what solution might be most likely
to succeed and should be attempted first? - answer Add an evening shift for equipment
that is fully staffed on the current shift. Overtime could also be used.
Order entry - answer the process of accepting and translating what a customer wants
into terms used by the manufacturer or distributor.
Which of the following is the term for the uncommitted portion of a company's inventory
and planned production maintained in the master schedule to support customer order
promising? - answer Available-to-promise
Rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) checks what type of data? - answer Critical
resources; comparison to available or demonstrated capacity
Which is the most accurate statement about the master production schedule? - answerIf
the MPS is poorly done, past-due schedules and unreliable delivery promises are
expected.
What is the portion of inventory or production that has yet to be assigned to specific
customer orders? - answerAvailable-to-promise
capable-to-promise (CTP) - answerThe process of committing order against available
capacity as well as inventory. This process may involve multiple manufacturing or
distribution sites. Used to determine when a new or unscheduled customer order can be
delivered. Employs a finite-scheduling model of the manufacturing system to determine
when an item can be delivered. Includes any constraints that might restrict the
production, such as availability of resources, lead times for raw materials or purchased
parts, and requirements for lower-level components or sub-assemblies. The resulting
delivery date takes into consideration production capacity, the current manufacturing
environmental, and future order commitments. The objective is to reduce the time spent
by producing planners in expediting orders and adjusting plans because f inaccurate
delivery-date promises.
What is the objective of a master production schedule? - answerMaintain the targeted
level of customer service.
A customer contacts a manufacturer's salesperson and wants to purchase all production
supply and capacity for a given item. Which of the following values will the salesperson
need to obtain from his company to respond to his customer? - answerCapable-to-
promise
, When might it be appropriate for lean production systems to use time fences? -
answerWhen planning the parts of production with longer lead time than the required
customer lead time
Item A is produced using the following components, and each has lead times as shown:
A (1 week), B (2 weeks), C (2 weeks), D (5 weeks), E (3 weeks), F (1 week), and G (5
weeks). If the following choices represent all of the possible paths through the product
tree, what is the longest cumulative lead time for use in calculating the planning
horizon? - answerTo determine the longest cumulative lead time, calculate the
cumulative lead time for each path shown. A-C-G = 1 week + 2 weeks + 5 weeks = 8
weeks. A-C-E-F = 1 week + 2 weeks + 3 weeks + 1 week = 7 weeks. A-B = 1 week + 2
weeks = 3 weeks. A-D = 1 week + 5 weeks = 6 weeks. The highest total is the longest
cumulative lead time (since these are all of the possible paths), which is A-C-G.
Which of the following uses a format that includes time periods, the forecast, customer
orders, projected available balance, and available-to-promise? - answerMaster
schedule
If the projected available balance would go negative in a period, what should be done? -
answerSchedule a master production schedule receipt for that period.
When multiple products are produced using the same resources over the same time
horizon, what must an organization do prior to checking capacity? - answerAggregate
master schedules for all related items.
The information needed to develop a master schedule will come from which source? -
answerForecast of individual end items
The portion of inventory and planned production that can be committed to customer
orders typically is referred to as the: - answeravailable-to-promise quantity
Cumulative lead time - answerthe longest lead-time path in the BOM
The level of detail for the master production schedule is: - answerdeveloped for
individual items.
What is the term for the process of validating the master production schedule against
available demonstrated capacity? - answerRough-cut capacity planning
In relation to time fences, in which of the following zones can scheduling software make
automatic adjustments without the input of the master scheduler? - answerLiquid zone
The master production schedule shows that the priority plan exceeds the capacity
available. Which can resolve this situation? - answerMake a sales promotion for this
period happen in a later period.
