opma exam 2 MC

Which of the following is an input file necessary to run an MRP system? A. Bill of materials (BOM) file B. Quality management report C. Exception reports D. Planned-order schedules E. Purchasing contracts

A. Bill of materials (BOM) file

45. In conducting aggregate operations planning there are a number of required inputs. Which of the following are inputs considered external to the firm? A. Competitor behavior and economic conditions B. Market demand and inventory levels C. Subcontractor capacity and current workforce D. Economic conditions and current physical capacity E. Raw material availability and inventory levels

A. Competitor behavior and economic conditions

Which of the following industry types will not benefit greatly from the application of MRP? A. Fabricate-to-order B. Assemble-to-stock C. Assemble-to-order D. Manufacture-to-order E. None of these

A. Fabricate-to-order

A product tree can do which of the following? A. Help to compute component usage B. Reduce product scrap C. Reduce labor overtime D. Reduce regular time labor E. Locate raw material supplies

A. Help to compute component usage

Which of the following is a production planning strategy presented in the textbook? A. Level B. Strategic C. Balanced D. Synchronous E. Optimal

A. Level

Which of the following is considered a primary report in an MRP system? A. Planned order schedule B. Peg report C. Planning report D. Inventory accuracy report E. Aggregate production plan report

A. Planned order schedule

39. In an overview of the major operations planning activities in a typical organization, which of the following activities precedes aggregate sales and operations planning? A. Process planning B. Workforce scheduling C. Master production scheduling D. Materials requirements planning E. Order scheduling

A. Process planning

A BOM file is also called which of the following? A. Product tree B. Stocking plan C. Inventory usage record D. Production parts plan E. Time bucket schedule

A. Product tree

Which of the following is not a basic type of process structure? A. Product-process matrix B. Workcenter C. Manufacturing cell D. Assembly line E. Continuous process

A. Product-process matrix

Which of the following is most closely related to the reason a firm might implement MRP? A. So they can order the right parts B. So they can order parts sufficient for immediate use C. So they can insure that parts to arrive prior to when they are needed D. To assure appropriate quality levels E. To keep process costs between the LCL and the UCL

A. So they can order the right parts

46. A difference between project and continuous flow categories of process flow structures is which two of the following? A. The size and bulk of the product B. Discrete parts moving from workstation to workstation C. Degree of equipment specialization D. Being a "Virtual Factory" E. Profit per unit

A. The size and bulk of the product

43. The main purpose of aggregate operations planning is to specify the optimal combination of which of the following? A. Workforce levels and inventory on hand B. Inventory on hand and financing costs for that inventory C. The strategic plan and the products available for sale D. The workforce level and the degree of automation E. Operational costs and the cash flow to support operations

A. Workforce levels and inventory on hand

61. In an MRP program, the program accesses the status segment of an inventory record according to specific periods called which of the following? A. Cubed time units B. Time buckets C. BOM units D. Time modules E. Time lines

B. Time buckets

49. Matching the production rate to the order rate by hiring and laying off employees as the order rate varies is which of the following pure production planning strategies? A. Stable workforce, variable work hours B. Chase C. Level D. Meeting demand E. Minimizing inventory

B. Chase

Which of the following is not one of the "number of interesting issues that arise in yield management?" A. Pricing structures must appear logical to the customer and justify different prices B. Designing yield management programs that cannot be imitated by a competitor C. How to handle variability in customer arrivals, duration, and interval D. Managing the service process E. Training workers and managers to work in a yield management environment

B. Designing yield management programs that cannot be imitated by a competitor

MRP systems seek to achieve which of the following? A. Minimize lot sizes B. Determine the number of dependent demand items needed C. Relieve capacity bottlenecks D. Provide a yardstick for future improvements E. Improve on JIT methods

B. Determine the number of dependent demand items needed

Which of the following is considered a secondary report in an MRP system? A. Planned order schedule B. Exceptions reports C. Inventory record D. Firm orders from known customers E. Engineering change reports

B. Exceptions reports

55. From an operational perspective yield management is most effective under which of the following circumstances? A. Demand cannot be segmented by customer B. Inventory is perishable C. Fixed costs are low and variable costs are high D. The customer is a "captive" of the system E. The firm doing yield management is very profitable

B. Inventory is perishable

Under the lot-for-lot (L4L) lot sizing technique as used in MRP, we would expect which of the following? A. A consistent lag of supply behind demand B. Minimized carrying costs C. Minimized set-up costs D. A just in time management philosophy E. Minimized quality problems

B. Minimized carrying costs

44. In conducting aggregate operations planning there are a number of required inputs. Which of the following are inputs considered external to the firm? A. Inventory levels and market demand B. Raw material availability and competitor's behavior C. Current workforce and economic conditions D. Current physical capacity and market demand E. Subcontractor capacity and inventory levels

B. Raw material availability and competitor's behavior

Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule (MPS)? A. Inventory records file B. The aggregate plan C. The bill of materials D. The exception report E. Planned order schedules

B. The aggregate plan

53. According to Little's Law, which of the following can be used to estimate work-in-process inventory? A. Process time/Cycle time B. Throughput rate times Flow time C. Process velocity/Flow time D. Set up time/Throughput rate E. Value added time/Process velocity

B. Throughput rate times Flow time

Which of the following is one of the main purposes of a MRP system? A. Educate personnel in basic work rules B. To determine the amount of materials needed to produce each end item. C. Stimulate the work force D. Decrease labor requirements E. Increase inventory accuracy

B. To determine the amount of materials needed to produce each end item.

50. Which of the following basic types of process structures is one which similar equipment or functions are grouped together? A. Project B. Workcenter C. Manufacturing cell D. Assembly line E. Continuous process

B. Workcenter

41. In an overview of the major operations planning activities in a typical service organization, which of the following activities follows aggregate sales and operations planning? A. Process planning B. Workforce scheduling C. Master scheduling D. Materials requirements planning E. Order scheduling

B. Workforce scheduling

Which of the following industry types have high expected benefits from the application of MRP? A. Fabricate-to-order B. Hospitals C. Assemble-to-order D. Aircraft manufacturers E. Oil refineries

C. Assemble-to-order

Which of the following industry types have high expected benefits from the application of MRP? A. Fabricate-to-stock B. Fabricate-to-order C. Assemble-to-stock D. Continuous process E. Service and repair parts

C. Assemble-to-stock

Which of the following costs are relevant to aggregate operations planning? A. Sunk costs B. Transaction costs C. Backordering costs D. Legal costs E. Fixed costs

C. Backordering costs

46. In conducting aggregate operations planning there are a number of required inputs. Which of the following are considered inputs internal to the firm? A. Inventory levels and economic conditions B. Market demand and subcontractor capacity C. Current physical capacity and current workforce D. Competitor behavior and current workforce E. Current physical capacity and raw material availability

C. Current physical capacity and current workforce

Freezing the master schedule is: A. Not truly feasible because down the road it will become slushy again B. A commitment to precisely follow the master schedule in the future C. Done to avoid the chaos of expediting and resultant overdue orders D. Preserves the master schedule until it is ready to be used E. Rarely attempted by manufacturing firms

C. Done to avoid the chaos of expediting and resultant overdue orders

The acronym ERP stands for: A. Executive Reliability Profile—A Human Resources program that identifies fast-track middle managers B. Erratic Response Parameter—A quality metric indicating that a process is in or out of statistical control C. Enterprise Resource Planning—A data base of that ties together all application programs in a firm. D. Emergency Response Plan—A document required by government indicating planned responses to emergency situations E. Elevated Reply Protocol—A list of executives authorized to deal with difficult customer concerns

C. Enterprise Resource Planning—A data base of that ties together all application programs in a firm.

Which of the following is an input file necessary to run an MRP system? A. Exception report B. Computer-aided-design files C. Inventory records file D. Personnel files E. Planned order schedule

C. Inventory records file

77. Which of the following is a dynamic lot-sizing technique that calculates the order quantity by comparing the carrying cost and the setup (or ordering) costs for various lot sizes and then selects the lot in which these are most nearly equal? A. Economic Order Quantity B. Lot for lot C. Least total cost D. Least unit cost E. ABC analysis

C. Least total cost

Which of the following can be used for lot sizing in an MRP system? A. Low-level coding B. Time bucket size C. Least unit cost D. Inventory record file E. Peg inventory

C. Least unit cost

Maintaining a stable workforce working at a constant output rate while shortages and surpluses are absorbed by fluctuating inventory levels, order backlogs, and allowing lost sales is which of the following production planning strategies? A. Stable workforce, variable work hours B. Chase C. Level D. Full employment E. Skill maintenance

C. Level

54. a A firm fills its customer's orders from finished goods inventory. It is a: A. Make to order firm B. Engineer to order firm C. Make to stock firm D. Customer service firm E. Assemble to order firm

C. Make to stock firm

We would expect to see which of the following in an MRP system's inventory status file? A. End items produced B. Late/early delivery records C. Scrap parts D. Labor efficiency E. Computer errors

C. Scrap parts

From an operational perspective yield management is least effective under which of the following circumstances? A. Demand can be segmented by customer B. The product can be sold in advance C. The product can be kept to be sold when demand is stronger D. Fixed costs are high and variable costs are low E. Demand is highly variable

C. The product can be kept to be sold when demand is stronger

40. In an overview of the major operations planning activities in a typical logistics organization, which of the following activities follows aggregate sales and operations planning? A. Process planning B. Workforce scheduling C. Vehicle loading D. Materials requirements planning E. Order scheduling

C. Vehicle loading

49. Which of the following basic types of process structures is one which equipment or work processes are arranged according to the progressive steps by which the product is made? A. Project B. Workcenter C. Manufacturing cell D. Assembly line E. Continuous process

D. Assembly line

One of the main purposes of a MRP system is which of the following? A. Track inventory levels B. Create productive capacity C. Decrease layers of management D. Develop schedules specifying when each component should be ordered or produced. E. Upgrade manufacturing's professionalism

D. Develop schedules specifying when each component should be ordered or produced. E. Upgrade manufacturing's professionalism

Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout? A. Grouping parts into families that follow a common sequence of steps B. Identifying dominant flow patterns of parts families as a basis for location of processes C. Physically grouping machines and processes into cells D. Disposing of left-over machinery and outsourcing ungrouped processes E. None of the above

D. Disposing of left-over machinery and outsourcing ungrouped processes

Which of the following is not considered a major work flow structure? A. Work Center B. Project C. Assembly line D. Fabrication E. Continuous Flow

D. Fabrication

52. According to Little's Law, which of the following ratios is used to find throughput rate? A. Cycle time/Process time B. Throughput time/Process velocity C. Process velocity/Throughput time D. Inventory /Flow time E. Value added time/Process velocity

D. Inventory /Flow time

79. Which of the following is a dynamic lot-sizing technique that adds ordering and inventory carrying cost for each trial lot size and divides by the number of units in each lot size, picking the lot size with the lowest unit cost? A. Economic order quantity B. Lot-for-lot C. Least total cost D. Least unit cost E. Inventory item averaging

D. Least unit cost

Which of the following is considered a primary report in an MRP system? A. Planning reports B. Performance reports C. Exception reports D. Planned order schedules E. Cycle counting reports

D. Planned order schedules

43. When balancing an assembly line, which of the following is not a way to reduce the longest task time below the required workstation cycle time? A. Upgrade the equipment B. Assign a roaming helper to support the line C. Split the task between two workstations D. Speed up the assembly line transfer mechanism E. Use a more skilled worker

D. Speed up the assembly line transfer mechanism

Which of the following is considered a "pure" production planning strategy? A. Variable workforce, stable work hours B. Lag demand C. Level playing field D. Stable workforce, variable work hours E. Product warehouse

D. Stable workforce, variable work hours

From the list below select the one item that the master scheduler does not do to ensure good master scheduling. A. Include all demands from product sales, warehouse replenishment, spares, and interplant requirements. B. Be involved with customer order promising. C. Be visible to all levels of management. D. Trade off conflicts to make it likely that manufacturing will meet its goals.

D. Trade off conflicts to make it likely that manufacturing will meet its goals.

42. In an overview of the major operations planning activities in a typical logistics organization, which of the following activities most immediately follows aggregate sales and operations planning? A. Process planning B. Strategic capacity planning C. Vehicle dispatching D. Vehicle capacity planning E. Warehouse receipt planning

D. Vehicle capacity planning

Which of the following is a basic type of process structure? A. Process flow diagram B. Product matrix C. Process matrix D. Workcenter E. Manual assembly

D. Workcenter

56. c Which of these expressions is Little's Law? A. Inventory/Flow time = Throughput rate: B. Inventory/Throughput Rate = Flow time C. Inventory = Throughput rate × Flow time D. Throughput Rate/Inventory = 1/Flow Time E. All of the above

E. All of the above

55. b A firm will work with a customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components. This firm is called: A. A make to order firm B. An engineer to order firm C. A make to stock firm D. A customer service firm E. An assemble to order firm

E. An assemble to order firm

Which of the following is not a production activity report generated by MRP? A. Exception report B. Planning report C. Performance control report D. Planned-order schedules E. Bill of materials report

E. Bill of materials report

Which of the following methods discussed in the text requires generating several alternative aggregate plans? A. Trial and error B. Production smoothing C. Graphing and charting D. Aggregate plan simulation E. Cut and try

E. Cut and try

56. From an operational perspective yield management is least effective under which of the following circumstances? A. Demand can be segmented by customer B. The product can be sold in advance C. Demand is highly variable D. Fixed costs are high and variable costs are low E. Demand is stable and close to capacity

E. Demand is stable and close to capacity

51. The placement of which of the following is not determined by production process organization decisions? A. Departments B. Workgroups C. Workstations D. Machines E. Emergency exits

E. Emergency exits

Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule? A. Prototype products from product development B. Aggregate component schedule C. Peg reports D. Exception reports E. Forecasts of random demand from customers

E. Forecasts of random demand from customers

78. Which of the following is a dynamic lot-sizing technique that calculates the order quantity by comparing the carrying cost and the setup (or ordering) costs for various lot sizes and then selects the lot size in which these are most nearly equal? A. Kanban B. Just-in-time system C. MRP D. Least unit cost E. Least total cost

E. Least total cost

In a typical inventory status record which of the following would you not expect to see? A. Scrap allowance B. Order quantity C. Gross requirements D. Planned-order releases E. Lost items

E. Lost items

Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule? A. Bill of materials (BOM) file B. Inventory records file C. Exception reports D. Planned-order schedules E. None of these

E. None of these

62. Which of the following files allows us to retrace a material requirement upward in the product structure through each level, identifying each parent item that created the demand? A. Planning bill of materials file B. Modular bill of materials file C. Super bill of materials file D. Exception report file E. Peg record file

E. Peg record file

Which of the following is not a lot sizing technique used in MRP systems? A. Lot-for-lot (L4L) B. Economic order quantity (EOQ) C. Least total cost (LTC) D. Least unit cost (LUC) E. Warehouse loading factor (WLF)

E. Warehouse loading factor (WLF)