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
