scm chapter 6

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

30

Which number should be placed in the spot presently filled with the X?

75

Which of the following is considered an advantage/benefit of utilizing in ERP system?

Allows organizations to more easily communicate information about operational changes to supply chain members

Organizations that choose to implement the best applications or modules for each of the different functions; departments associated with the supply chain versus choosing to implement one single system with all of the desired applications from a single vendor is said to have chosen a:

Best-of-breed solution

Which of the following is an engineering document that shows an inclusive listing of all the component parts and assemblies making up the final product?

Bill of Materials

Which of the following basic production strategies used for addressing the aggregate planning problem would work best with make-to-order manufacturing firms?

Chase Production Strategy

Not all ERP software is designed to provide the exact same tools, nonetheless, some of the common modules usually included in ERP software packages include:

Customer Relationship Management and Human Resource Management Human Resource Management and Accounting and Finance Supplier Relationship Management and Customer Relationship Management

Which of the following is considered an advantage/benefit of using an ERP system?

Enables the company to utilize a single centralized database system, thus eliminating duplicate data entry

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic methods used to calculate the available-to-promise quantities?

Indiscreet available-to-promise

Which of the following seeks to develop short range plans seeking to effectively and efficiently manage components and/or subassemblies over time period of few days to a few weeks?

MRP

Organizations that choose to implement one single system with all of the desired applications from a single vendor versus choosing to implement the best applications or modules for each of the different functional departments associated with the supply chain is said to have chosen a:

Single integrator solution

According to the textbook, which of the following is considered a reason that ERP implementations fail?

The organization may lack the necessary workforce and expertise to properly implement the system

Which of the following could be considered a master production schedule for a service firm?

The reservation book utilized by a restaurant

While ERP is a relatively new technology, it has grown rapidly since the early 1990s. Which of the following is the reason that has contributed to its rapid growth?

The year 2000 millennium bug