Prod Ops Chapter 14 Sections 6-8
All of the above are true.
Capacity planning in closed-loop MRP:
True
Closed-loop MRP systems allow production planners to move work between time periods to smooth the load or to at least bring it within capacity.
True
DRP is a time-phased stock-replenishment plan for all levels of a distribution network.
a time-phased stock replenishment plan for all levels of a distribution network.
Distribution resource planning (DRP) is:
automates and integrates the majority of business processes.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP):
True
Firms may discover that, rather than adapting ERP to the way they do business, they have to adapt the way they do business to accommodate the ERP software.
the work center's load may be smoothed by such tactics as operations splitting or lot splitting.
If a load report (resource requirements profile) shows a work center scheduled beyond capacity:
material resource planning.
MRP II is accurately described as:
False
Operations splitting sends pieces to the next operation before the entire lot is completed on the previous operation.
True
Smoothing a resource requirements profile to stay within capacity limits may increase setup costs.
True
The supply-chain systems that result from using ERP in the grocery industry are called efficient consumer response (ECR) systems.
DRP is a time-phased stock replenishment plan for all levels of a distribution network.
What is DRP?
It is inexpensive to implement.
Which of the following is FALSE concerning enterprise resource planning (ERP)?
Services such as restaurant meals illustrate dependent demand, and they require product structure trees, bills-of-material, and scheduling.
Which of the following statements regarding MRP in services is TRUE?
