MGMT 425: Chapter 14

a grill assembly takes 20 washers. Instead of listing these washers separately they e grouped into a single kit production. the bill of material for the washers is classified as

"pseudo" and Planning

dependent demand and independent demand items differ in that

1.) for an product, all components are dependent-demand items 2.)the need for dependent-demand items is calculated 3.)the need for independent-deman items if forecast

the aggregate plan gets input or feedback from which of the following areas

1.)procurement, production and general management 2.)engineering 3.)the master production schedule 4.)finance, marketing, and HR

the minimum record accuracy required for successful MRP is approximately

99%

an engineering change notice is used to change a(n)

BOM

Low Level Coding

a component item is coded at the lowest level at which it appears in the BOM structure

the ______ is the input to material requirements planning which lists the assemblies, subassemblies, parts, and raw materials needed to produce one unit of finished product

bill of material

the bill of material contains information necessary to

convert(explode) net requirements at one level into gross requirements at the next level

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

cost of individual components

in job shop (make-to-order) operations, the master production schedule is usually expressed in

customer orders

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

dependent demand

in continuous (stock-to-forecast) operations, the master production schedule is usually expressed in terms of

end items

a bill of material must be updated with the corrected dimensions of a part. The document that details this change is a(n)

engineering change notice

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

master production schedule

firms making many different final products use ____ to facilitate production scheduling

modular bills

which portion of the master production schedule is normally fixed, frozen, or firm

only the near-tirm portion

which of the following is NOT a key benefit of MRP

quality increases

a master production schedule contains information about

quantities and required delivery dates of final products

wheeled Coach insists all of the following tasks are key to successful MRP use EXCEPT

stringent quality control (SQC)

demand for a given item is said to be dependent of

there is a clearly identifiable parent

a document calls for the production of 50 small garden tractors in week 1; 50 small 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 example demonstrates a Master Production Schedule

Master production schedule

this is an example of

a master production schedule specifies

what product is to be made, and when