OPSM 4820 Exam 3 Questions With
New Update Solutions
/. ____________________ concerns execution of material plans.
a. ERP
b. MRP
c. MPC
d. PAC
e. "a" and "d" - Answer-d. PAC
/.In purchasing, ____________ is seen as a professional activity where information
networks, relationships, terms, and conditions are established with vendor companies
outside of production activity control, while release of individual orders and follow-up
activities are a part of production activity control.
a. warehousing
b. inventory
c. procurement
d. "a" and "b"
e. none - Answer-c. procurement
/._____________ includes where things are, notification of operational completions,
count verifications, order closeout and disposition, and accounting data.
c. feedback
b. status information
d. "a" and "b"
a. warning signals
e. none - Answer-b. status information
/._____________ help flag inadequacies in material and capacity plans
e. none
d. "a" and "b"
c. feedback
a. warning signals
b. status information - Answer-a. warning signals
/.Formal systems for shop-floor control are largely unnecessary under ______. Release
of orders is still part of PAC, but the typical "shop order" with associated paperwork isn't
maintained.
e. PAC
d. MPC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP - Answer-c. JIT
,/.Vendor scheduling under __________ can be a bit more complex than shop-floor
control, but if the relationship with the vendors is good, differences are very small.
e. PAC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP
d. MPC - Answer-c. JIT
/.The primary __________ objective is managing the materials flow to meet _________
plans.
a. PAC, MPC
b. MPC, PAC
c. PAC, MRP
d. MRP, PAC
e. none - Answer-a. PAC, MPC
/.The choice of objectives for ___________ reflects the firm's position vis-à-vis its
competitors, customers, and vendors.
e. JIT
d. MRP
b. APC
a. PAC
c. MPC - Answer-a. PAC
/._________ is an approach to shop-floor control.
b. priority sequencing rules
c. theory of constraints scheduling
a. gantt charts
d. all
e. none - Answer-d. all
- gantt charts
- theory of constraints scheduling
- priority sequencing rules
/.Reducing ________ means shorter lead time and, therefore, reduced work-in-process
inventory.
a. demand
d. "a" and "c"
e. none
c. inventory
b. queue time - Answer-b. queue time
/.__________ show a schedule in production activity control techniques.
c. bar charts
b. priority sequencing rules
, d. "a" and "c"
e. none
a. gantt charts - Answer-d. "a" and "c"
- gantt charts
- bar charts
/.________________ determine which job to run next at a work center in production
activity control techniques.
d. "a" and "c"
c. bar charts
e. none
a. gantt charts
b. priority sequencing rules - Answer-b. priority sequencing rules
/.In an ____________ system, each shop order would be a scheduled receipt for the
part. As such, the scheduled receipt has a due date.
c. JIT
d. MPC
e. TOC
b. ERP
a. MRP - Answer-a. MRP
/.Theory of constraints (TOC) scheduling systems were viewed as a replacement of an
integrated MPC system.
b. ERP
a. MRP
e. TOC
d. MPC
c. JIT - Answer-d. MPC
/.Any resource whose capacity is equal to or less than the required demand is referred
to as a _____________ .
d. "a" and "c"
a. bottleneck
c. constraint
e. none
b. limited - Answer-a. bottleneck
/.The objective of __________ scheduling is to maximize throughput.
e. TOC
d. MPC
c. JIT
b. ERP
a. MRP - Answer-e. TOC
New Update Solutions
/. ____________________ concerns execution of material plans.
a. ERP
b. MRP
c. MPC
d. PAC
e. "a" and "d" - Answer-d. PAC
/.In purchasing, ____________ is seen as a professional activity where information
networks, relationships, terms, and conditions are established with vendor companies
outside of production activity control, while release of individual orders and follow-up
activities are a part of production activity control.
a. warehousing
b. inventory
c. procurement
d. "a" and "b"
e. none - Answer-c. procurement
/._____________ includes where things are, notification of operational completions,
count verifications, order closeout and disposition, and accounting data.
c. feedback
b. status information
d. "a" and "b"
a. warning signals
e. none - Answer-b. status information
/._____________ help flag inadequacies in material and capacity plans
e. none
d. "a" and "b"
c. feedback
a. warning signals
b. status information - Answer-a. warning signals
/.Formal systems for shop-floor control are largely unnecessary under ______. Release
of orders is still part of PAC, but the typical "shop order" with associated paperwork isn't
maintained.
e. PAC
d. MPC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP - Answer-c. JIT
,/.Vendor scheduling under __________ can be a bit more complex than shop-floor
control, but if the relationship with the vendors is good, differences are very small.
e. PAC
b. ERP
c. JIT
a. MRP
d. MPC - Answer-c. JIT
/.The primary __________ objective is managing the materials flow to meet _________
plans.
a. PAC, MPC
b. MPC, PAC
c. PAC, MRP
d. MRP, PAC
e. none - Answer-a. PAC, MPC
/.The choice of objectives for ___________ reflects the firm's position vis-à-vis its
competitors, customers, and vendors.
e. JIT
d. MRP
b. APC
a. PAC
c. MPC - Answer-a. PAC
/._________ is an approach to shop-floor control.
b. priority sequencing rules
c. theory of constraints scheduling
a. gantt charts
d. all
e. none - Answer-d. all
- gantt charts
- theory of constraints scheduling
- priority sequencing rules
/.Reducing ________ means shorter lead time and, therefore, reduced work-in-process
inventory.
a. demand
d. "a" and "c"
e. none
c. inventory
b. queue time - Answer-b. queue time
/.__________ show a schedule in production activity control techniques.
c. bar charts
b. priority sequencing rules
, d. "a" and "c"
e. none
a. gantt charts - Answer-d. "a" and "c"
- gantt charts
- bar charts
/.________________ determine which job to run next at a work center in production
activity control techniques.
d. "a" and "c"
c. bar charts
e. none
a. gantt charts
b. priority sequencing rules - Answer-b. priority sequencing rules
/.In an ____________ system, each shop order would be a scheduled receipt for the
part. As such, the scheduled receipt has a due date.
c. JIT
d. MPC
e. TOC
b. ERP
a. MRP - Answer-a. MRP
/.Theory of constraints (TOC) scheduling systems were viewed as a replacement of an
integrated MPC system.
b. ERP
a. MRP
e. TOC
d. MPC
c. JIT - Answer-d. MPC
/.Any resource whose capacity is equal to or less than the required demand is referred
to as a _____________ .
d. "a" and "c"
a. bottleneck
c. constraint
e. none
b. limited - Answer-a. bottleneck
/.The objective of __________ scheduling is to maximize throughput.
e. TOC
d. MPC
c. JIT
b. ERP
a. MRP - Answer-e. TOC
