Devry GSCM520 Week 5 quiz

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Question
1. 1.(TCO
8) 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? (Points : 3)

Process
planning

Workforce scheduling

Master
scheduling

Materials
requirements planning

Order
scheduling

Question
2. 2.(TCO
8) The main purpose of aggregate operations planning is to specify the
optimal combination of which of the following? (Points : 3)

Workforce levels and inventory on hand

Inventory
on hand and financing costs for that inventory

The
strategic plan and the products available for sale

The
workforce level and the degree of automation

Operational
costs and the cash flow to support operations

Question
3. 3.(TCO
8) In conducting aggregate operations planning, there are a number of
required inputs. Which of the following are inputs considered external to
the firm?
(Points : 3)

Competitor
behavior and economic conditions

Market
demand and inventory levels

Subcontractor
capacity and current workforce

Economic
conditions and current physical capacity

Raw material availability and inventory
levels

Question
4. 4.(TCO
8) From an operational perspective, yield management is least effective
under which of the following circumstances? (Points : 3)

Demand
can be segmented by customer.

The
product can be sold in advance.

Demand is highly variable.

Fixed
costs are high and variable costs are low.

Demand
is stable and close to capacity.

Question
5. 5.(TCO
8) A BOM file is also called which of the following? (Points : 3)

Product tree

Stocking
plan

Inventory
usage record

Production
parts plan

Time
bucket schedule

Question
6. 6.(TCO
8) Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule
(MPS)?
(Points : 3)

Inventory
records file

The aggregate plan

The
bill of materials

The
exception report

Planned
order schedules

Question
7. 7.(TCO
8) Which of the following is one of the main purposes of a MRP system? (Points : 3)

To
educate personnel in basic work rules

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

To
stimulate the work force

To
decrease labor requirements

To
increase inventory accuracy

Question
8. 8.(TCO
8) Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule? (Points : 3)

Bill
of materials (BOM) file

Inventory
records file

Exception
reports

Planned-order
schedules

None of the above

Question
9. 9.(TCO
8) Which of the following is an input file necessary to run an MRP
system?
(Points : 3)

Exception
report

Computer-aided-design files

Inventory
records file

Personnel
files

Planned
order schedule

Question
10. 10.(TCO
8) In an MRP program, the program accesses the status segment of an
inventory record according to specific periods called which of the
following?
(Points : 3)

Cubed
time units

Time buckets

BOM
units

Time
modules

Time
lines