DSM ch 14

automates and integrates the majority of business processes

Enterprise Resource Planning:

MRP augmented by other resource variables

MRP II is accurately described as:

master production schedule

a document calls for the production of 50 small garden tractors in week 1; 50 small garden tractors and 100 riding mowers in week 2; 100 riding mowers and 200 garden utility carts in week 3; and 100 riding mowers in week 4. This document is most likely a __________

modular

a paint company mixes ten different base colors into 3,000 different color options. if the MPS is organized around the ten different base colors, their bills of material are classified as:

requires additional training

all of the following are advantages of enterprise resource planning except it:

adds in additional capacity

capacity planning in closed-loop MRP does not do which of the following

raw material level

distortion in MRP systems can be minimized when safety stock is held at the:

cost of individual components

effective use of MRP and other dependent demand models does not require which of the following?

modular bills

firms making different final products use ______ to facilitate production scheduling

the work center's load may be smoothed

if a load report (resource requirements profile) shows a work center scheduled beyond capacity, then:

management's attempt to continually respond to minor changes in production requirements

in MRP, system nervousness is caused by:

pegging

linking a part requirement with a parent component that caused the requirement is referred to as:

capacity

material requirements planning (MRP) does not consider:

200

the EOQ lot size quantity would be:

master production schedule

the _______ is the MRP input detailing which end items are to be produced, when they are needed, and in what quantities

dependent demand

the phrase "demand related to the demand for other products" describes:

lot-for-lot

what lot-sizing technique is generally preferred when inventory holding costs are extremely high?

a schedule that shows total demand for an item, when it must be ordered from a supplier, or when production must start

which of the following best describes a gross material requirements plan?

using smaller buckets

which of the following is a step towards integrating MRP and finite capacity?

it is inexpensive to implement

which of the following is false concerning enterprise resource planning?

quality increases

which of the following is not a key benefit of MRP?

lot-for-lot

which of the following lot-sizing techniques results in the lowest holding costs?

services such as restaurant meals illustrate dependent demand, and require product structure trees, bills-of-material, and scheduling

which of the following statements regarding MRP in services is true?

it includes inventory on hand

which of the following statements regarding the gross material requirements plan is false?