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?