SCMN 4770 Exam 2 Weisman Questions AND Correct Answers
" In a just-in-time (JIT) system, the goal is to reduce
which of the following factors? I. Setup times II. Defects
III. Forecast errors" - ✔✔1 and 2
" In a material requirements planning (MRP) system,
gross requirements are" - ✔✔"Anticipated future usage
or demand for the item during each period"
" In a material requirements planning (MRP) system,
scheduled receipts are" - ✔✔"Existing replenishment
orders for the item due at the beginning of each period"
" In a material requirements planning (MRP) system,
the projected available balance is" - ✔✔"Current and
projected inventory status for the item at the end of the
period"
" In a situation where the main source of uncertainty is
due to timing of customer order arrivals, which
,buffering strategy would be expected to perform best?"
- ✔✔safety lead time
" In a system where timing of production is uncertain, it
would be more appropriate to utilize" - ✔✔safety lead
time
" In a system with a forecast mean absolute deviation
(MAD) of 100 units (over the lead time), what level of
safety stock would be required to ensure that 90
percent of order cycles have no stockouts? (Choose the
best answer.)" - ✔✔160
" In a two-container kanban system, workers at the
supplying work center always keep two full containers
in reserve to accommodate surge demand" - ✔✔false
" In a well-functioning material requirements planning
(MRP) system, what percent of parts would be expected
to require planner review (via exception codes) in any
given processing cycle?" - ✔✔10-20%
, " In ABC analysis, the A group will likely contain the
most items." - ✔✔false
" In which environment is a planning bill of materials
most likely to be used?" - ✔✔assemble to order
" Just-in-time (JIT) adoption may require a change in
measurement and reward systems." - ✔✔true
" Just-in-time (JIT) schedules typically utilize level
loading." - ✔✔true
" Material requirements planning (MRP) lot-sizing
assumptions include which of the following? I. All
requirements for a given period are available at the
beginning of that period II. Ordering decisions occur at
regular time intervals III. Demand for future periods can
be back ordered" - ✔✔1 and 2
" In a just-in-time (JIT) system, the goal is to reduce
which of the following factors? I. Setup times II. Defects
III. Forecast errors" - ✔✔1 and 2
" In a material requirements planning (MRP) system,
gross requirements are" - ✔✔"Anticipated future usage
or demand for the item during each period"
" In a material requirements planning (MRP) system,
scheduled receipts are" - ✔✔"Existing replenishment
orders for the item due at the beginning of each period"
" In a material requirements planning (MRP) system,
the projected available balance is" - ✔✔"Current and
projected inventory status for the item at the end of the
period"
" In a situation where the main source of uncertainty is
due to timing of customer order arrivals, which
,buffering strategy would be expected to perform best?"
- ✔✔safety lead time
" In a system where timing of production is uncertain, it
would be more appropriate to utilize" - ✔✔safety lead
time
" In a system with a forecast mean absolute deviation
(MAD) of 100 units (over the lead time), what level of
safety stock would be required to ensure that 90
percent of order cycles have no stockouts? (Choose the
best answer.)" - ✔✔160
" In a two-container kanban system, workers at the
supplying work center always keep two full containers
in reserve to accommodate surge demand" - ✔✔false
" In a well-functioning material requirements planning
(MRP) system, what percent of parts would be expected
to require planner review (via exception codes) in any
given processing cycle?" - ✔✔10-20%
, " In ABC analysis, the A group will likely contain the
most items." - ✔✔false
" In which environment is a planning bill of materials
most likely to be used?" - ✔✔assemble to order
" Just-in-time (JIT) adoption may require a change in
measurement and reward systems." - ✔✔true
" Just-in-time (JIT) schedules typically utilize level
loading." - ✔✔true
" Material requirements planning (MRP) lot-sizing
assumptions include which of the following? I. All
requirements for a given period are available at the
beginning of that period II. Ordering decisions occur at
regular time intervals III. Demand for future periods can
be back ordered" - ✔✔1 and 2
