BUS 375 - Assignment 8
Questions with verified
solutions 2025
MRP is generally applicable to items with independent demand. -
answer False
Reduced inventory levels and faster response to changes in demand
are both benefits of MRP. - answer True
Dependent demand and independent demand items differ in that: -
answer All of the above are true.
A. The need for independent-demand items is forecasted.
B. The need for dependent-demand items is calculated.
C. For any product, all components are dependent-demand items.
Which of the following is NOT a key benefit of MRP? - answer
Increased quality
Lead times, inventory availability, and bills of material are among
the five things operations managers must know for effective use of
dependent inventory models. - answer True
A grill assembly takes 20 washers. Instead of listing these washers
separately, they are grouped into a single kit for production. How is
the bill of material for the washers classified? - answer Planning
Bill
, If the demand for product A is 50 units, how many units of
component G will be needed? - answer 100
as for making 1 unit of A ; number of unit of G required =2
hence for demand of A =50;
number of G required =50*2 =100
By convention, what is the top level in a product structure? - answer
Level 0
If 100 units of Q are needed and 10 are already in stock, then the
gross requirement is 100 and the net requirement is 90. - answer
True (MRP structure, easy)
MRP is an excellent tool for scheduling components with variable
lead times. - answer False
When safety stock is deemed absolutely necessary, the usual policy
is to build it into (increase) the inventory requirements within the
MRP logic. - answer True
What is the process of tracing upward in the bill of material from
the component to the parent item in order to determine the cause
for the component requirement? - answer Pegging
In MRP, system nervousness is caused by: - answer management's
attempt to continually respond to minor changes in production
requirements.
What is one of the tools that is particularly useful in reducing
system nervousness in an MRP system? - answer Time fences
Questions with verified
solutions 2025
MRP is generally applicable to items with independent demand. -
answer False
Reduced inventory levels and faster response to changes in demand
are both benefits of MRP. - answer True
Dependent demand and independent demand items differ in that: -
answer All of the above are true.
A. The need for independent-demand items is forecasted.
B. The need for dependent-demand items is calculated.
C. For any product, all components are dependent-demand items.
Which of the following is NOT a key benefit of MRP? - answer
Increased quality
Lead times, inventory availability, and bills of material are among
the five things operations managers must know for effective use of
dependent inventory models. - answer True
A grill assembly takes 20 washers. Instead of listing these washers
separately, they are grouped into a single kit for production. How is
the bill of material for the washers classified? - answer Planning
Bill
, If the demand for product A is 50 units, how many units of
component G will be needed? - answer 100
as for making 1 unit of A ; number of unit of G required =2
hence for demand of A =50;
number of G required =50*2 =100
By convention, what is the top level in a product structure? - answer
Level 0
If 100 units of Q are needed and 10 are already in stock, then the
gross requirement is 100 and the net requirement is 90. - answer
True (MRP structure, easy)
MRP is an excellent tool for scheduling components with variable
lead times. - answer False
When safety stock is deemed absolutely necessary, the usual policy
is to build it into (increase) the inventory requirements within the
MRP logic. - answer True
What is the process of tracing upward in the bill of material from
the component to the parent item in order to determine the cause
for the component requirement? - answer Pegging
In MRP, system nervousness is caused by: - answer management's
attempt to continually respond to minor changes in production
requirements.
What is one of the tools that is particularly useful in reducing
system nervousness in an MRP system? - answer Time fences
