OPMA 3306 CHAPTER 8 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UTA OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING
Sales and Operations Planning Typically requires an integrated and cooperation from the
following organizations: - ANS ✔✔-operations
-distribution & logistics
-sales
-Product Development
-Finance
Aggregation on the demand side is done by group of: - ANS ✔✔customers
Short-range planning covers a period from one day to - ANS ✔✔6 months
Long-range planning activities include: - ANS ✔✔-design of the manufacturing & service
processes
- design of the logistics activities that deliver products to the customer
True or False: Intermediate-term plan activities include forecasting - ANS ✔✔True
The aggregate operations plan is mainly concerned with - ANS ✔✔production & labor
The main purpose of the aggregate plan is to specify the optimal combinations of (blank),
workforce level, and inventory on hand - ANS ✔✔production
The aggregate operations plan's objective is to (blank)the cost of resources needed to meet
demand - ANS ✔✔lower
, The number of worker needed to meet production requirements is called - ANS ✔✔workforce
level
unused inventory that is carrier over form the previous period is called - ANS ✔✔inventory on -
hand
Which of the following statements about aggregate operations plans is true - ANS ✔✔- the plan
may be derived from the annual corporate plan
-the plan is generally stated in aggregate units rather then specify particular products
-the plan may be developed by simulating a number of master production schedules to choose
the best option
an EXTERNAL factor that influences production plan is? - ANS ✔✔subcontractor capacity
The three production planning strategies are - ANS ✔✔chase strategy
stable workforce
level strategy
When an organization consistently uses a single variable only to modify production plans, such
as, hiring/firing employees or building/depleting inventory, it is likely deploying a (blank)
strategy - ANS ✔✔pure strategy
During the sales and operations planning process, both marketing and operations focus on the
(blank) product and sales volumes - ANS ✔✔aggregate
In service organization, short-term scheduling focuses on - ANS ✔✔employees
The production rate is the number of (blank)completed per unit of time - ANS ✔✔units
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING
Sales and Operations Planning Typically requires an integrated and cooperation from the
following organizations: - ANS ✔✔-operations
-distribution & logistics
-sales
-Product Development
-Finance
Aggregation on the demand side is done by group of: - ANS ✔✔customers
Short-range planning covers a period from one day to - ANS ✔✔6 months
Long-range planning activities include: - ANS ✔✔-design of the manufacturing & service
processes
- design of the logistics activities that deliver products to the customer
True or False: Intermediate-term plan activities include forecasting - ANS ✔✔True
The aggregate operations plan is mainly concerned with - ANS ✔✔production & labor
The main purpose of the aggregate plan is to specify the optimal combinations of (blank),
workforce level, and inventory on hand - ANS ✔✔production
The aggregate operations plan's objective is to (blank)the cost of resources needed to meet
demand - ANS ✔✔lower
, The number of worker needed to meet production requirements is called - ANS ✔✔workforce
level
unused inventory that is carrier over form the previous period is called - ANS ✔✔inventory on -
hand
Which of the following statements about aggregate operations plans is true - ANS ✔✔- the plan
may be derived from the annual corporate plan
-the plan is generally stated in aggregate units rather then specify particular products
-the plan may be developed by simulating a number of master production schedules to choose
the best option
an EXTERNAL factor that influences production plan is? - ANS ✔✔subcontractor capacity
The three production planning strategies are - ANS ✔✔chase strategy
stable workforce
level strategy
When an organization consistently uses a single variable only to modify production plans, such
as, hiring/firing employees or building/depleting inventory, it is likely deploying a (blank)
strategy - ANS ✔✔pure strategy
During the sales and operations planning process, both marketing and operations focus on the
(blank) product and sales volumes - ANS ✔✔aggregate
In service organization, short-term scheduling focuses on - ANS ✔✔employees
The production rate is the number of (blank)completed per unit of time - ANS ✔✔units
