BSOP 334 WEEK 1 TO 7
BSOP 334 Checkpoints.
Wk1:
1. Question : (TCO 1) Craft production used which of the following?
Student Answer: New machines made of iron
Steam engines
Standard interchangeable parts
Highly skilled workers
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 1, page 21
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
2. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic business strategies?
Student Answer: Low cost
Attractive packaging
Responsiveness
Differentiation from competitors
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 2, page 44
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
3. Question : (TCO 1) Determine the labor productivity using the following data.
Output: 7040 units
Input: Labor = $1,000
Materials = $520
Overhead = $2,000
Student Answer: 2 units/$ input
7.04 units/$ labor
$0.14 labor/unit
704 units/labor hour
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 2, pages 58-59
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
4. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following is a proper expression of productivity?
Student Answer: Productivity = Input/Output
Productivity = Output/Input
Responsiveness
Differentiation from competitors
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 2, page 56
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
5. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following is true about aggregate planning?
Student Answer: Short-range plans
Intermediate-range plans
Long-range plans
Strategic plans
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 11, page 474
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
6. Question : (TCO 1) The following are options when managing demand, EXCEPT
Student Answer: new demands.
overtime.
back orders.
promotions.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 11, page 478
Points Received: 5 of 5
WK2:
1. Question : (TCO 6) A concern of inventory management is
Student Answer: the level of customer service.
the costs of ordering and carrying inventory.
Both A & B above
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 13, page 559
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
2. Question : (TCO 6) Craft requirements for effective inventory management include which of the following?
Student Answer: Inventory holding costs
Inventory shortage costs
Inventory ordering costs
All of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 13, page 559
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
3. Question : (TCO 6) Safety stock is defined as
Student Answer: to hedge against price increases.
to smooth production requirements.
to protect against stockouts.
All of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 13, page 566
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
4. Question : (TCO 3) Outputs from the master schedule include all of the following, EXCEPT
Student Answer: projected inventory.
production requirements.
available capacity.
available to promise.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 11, pages 495-496
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
5. Question : (TCO 3) The sequence of disaggregation is as follows:
Student Answer: production plan - MPS - MRP.
master schedule - aggregate plan - PAC.
aggregate plan - master schedule - MPS.
MPS - production plan - CRP.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 11, pages 494-495
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
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WK3:
1. Question : (TCO 2) Managing dependant demand inventory is best done using
Student Answer: EOQ.
fixed-period ordering.
the MRP process.
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, page 510
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
2. Question : (TCO 2) MRP can be described as
Student Answer: a computer information system.
translating MPS requirements for end items.
generating time-phased requirements for component parts.
All of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, page 510
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
3. Question : (TCO 2) MRP generates the following outputs:
Student Answer: planned order schedules, order releases, and changes.
performance-control reports, planning reports, and exception reports.
inventory transactions.
All of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, page 511
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
4. Question : (TCO 2) The hierarchical nature of a BOM means that
Student Answer: it shows the quantity of each item needed to complete just ONE unit of its parent item.
it shows the quantity of each item needed to complete the MPS quantity of an end item.
Both A & B above
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 512-513
Points Received: 6 of 6
Comments:
5. Question : (TCO 2) Inventory records include the following:
Student Answer: net requirements, required order quantities, and lead times.
gross requirements, scheduled receipts, and expected amount on-hand.
scheduled receipts, net requirements, and current amount on-hand.
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, page 515
WK4:
1. Question : (TCO 8) The main output of MRP
Student Answer: are net requirements.
are inventory reorder points.
are economic order quantities and reorder points.
are gross requirements.
is a schedule of requirements for all parts and end items.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 515-523
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
2. Question : (TCO 8) All of the following are usually necessary in order to have an effective MRP system, except
Student Answer: an accurate bill of materials.
an up-to-date master schedule.
integrity of file data.
a computer and software.
lot-for-lot ordering.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 515-523
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
3. Question : (TCO 8) Which of the following is an input in an MRP system?
Student Answer: Bill of materials
Master production schedule
Inventory records
All the above
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 515-523
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
4. Question : (TCO 4) Net material requirements are best described as
Student Answer: gross requirements, less amount on-hand, less scheduled receipts.
gross requirements less planned receipts.
gross requirements, less order releases, plus amount on-hand.
gross requirements less planned order releases.
gross requirements, less amount on-hand, plus planned order releases.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 515-523
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
5. Question : (TCO 5) Under lot-for-lot ordering, planned order receipts are
Student Answer: identical to planned order releases.
gross requirements.
available to promise inventory.
open orders (that is, ordered before the first time bucket, but not delivered yet).
identical to scheduled receipts.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 515-523
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
6. Question : (TCO 4) In MRP, the multiplication process used to determine lower level requirements is called
Student Answer: time phasing.
pegging.
netting.
projecting.
exploding.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 515-523
WK5:
1. Question : (TCO 9) ERP's primary value comes from application _____.
Student Answer: development
interfaces
integration
networking
deployment
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 530-532
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
2. Question : (TCO 7) Which MRP approach is used for components or subassemblies to compensate for variations in lead time?
Student Answer: Safety stock
Pegging
Safety time
Increased order sizes
Low-level coding
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 530-532
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
3. Question : (TCO 5) Net requirements for Component J are as follows: 60 units in Week 2, 40 units in Week 3, and 60 units in Week 5. If a fixed-period, two-period lot-sizing method is used, then what will be the quantity of the first planned receipt?
Student Answer: 60 units
120 units
180 units
Cannot be determined
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 517-520
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
4. Question : (TCO 9) An effort to expand the scope of production requirements planning by involving other functional areas in the planning process has been
Student Answer: capacity requirements planning.
just-in-time planning.
multifunctional planning groups.
material requirements planning.
manufacturing resources planning.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12, pages 526-527
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
5. Question : (TCO 7) Small changes in consumer demand can result in large variations in orders placed because of the _____.
Student Answer: bullwhip effect
supply chain
lead-time effect
safety-stock requirement
FCFS scheduling
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 15, pages 678-682
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
6. Question : (TCO 7) Effective supply chain management has all of the following benefits, except
Student Answer: lower inventory costs.
shorter lead times.
greater customer loyalty.
higher productivity.
larger number of suppliers.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 15, pages 678-682
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
WK6:
1. Question : (TCO 11) Which of the following is a basic question in capacity planning?
Student Answer: What kind is needed?
How much is needed?
When is it needed?
All of the above
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 192
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
2. Question : (TCO 11) Maximum capacity refers to the upper limit of
Student Answer: inventories.
demand.
supplies.
rate of output.
finances.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 186
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
3. Question : (TCO 12) Which of the following factors would not be subtracted from design capacity when calculating effective capacity?
Student Answer: Personal time
Maintenance
Scrap
Operating hours per day
All of the above would be subtracted in the calculation.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 187
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
4. Question : (TCO 12) Utilization is defined as the ratio of
Student Answer: actual output to effective capacity.
actual output to design capacity.
design capacity to effective capacity.
effective capacity to actual output.
design capacity to actual output.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 187
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
5. Question : (TCO 13) Which of the following is a tactic that helps service capacity management?
Student Answer: Pricing
Promotions
Discounts
Advertising
All of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 192
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
6. Question : (TCO 14) An alternative will have fixed costs of $10,000 per month, variable costs of $50 per unit, and revenue of $70 per unit. The break-even point volume is
Student Answer: 100.
2,000.
500.
1,000.
None of these
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 5, page 200
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
WK7:
. Question : (TCO 10) For a company with a product mix of 40% of Product A and 30% each of Products B and C, which of the following mixed-model sequences most reflects the lean philosophy?
Student Answer: AABBCCAABC
ABCABCABCA
AAAABBBCCC
BCABCABCAB
BBBAACCCAA
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 14, page 633
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
2. Question : (TCO 10) In the lean philosophy, the ideal lot size is
Student Answer: the economic order quantity.
the economic run size.
one unit.
the capacity of the standard container.
N= (DT(1+X))/C.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 14, pages 633-641
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
3. Question : (TCO 10) The activities controlled in the same way by kanban and MRP II is the determination of
Student Answer: rates of output.
products to be built.
materials required.
capacity required.
feedback information.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 14, pages 633-641
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
4. Question : (TCO 15) The two different approaches to load work centers in job-shop scheduling are
Student Answer: load charts and schedule charts.
Gantt charts and assignment method.
infinite loading and finite loading.
linear programming and makespan.
None of the above
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 16, pages 718-720
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
5. Question : (TCO 15) The purpose of cyclical scheduling is to
Student Answer: eliminate weekends and holidays.
rotate schedules.
add flexible hours.
incorporate overtime.
observe work patterns.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 16, page 726
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
6. Question : (TCO 16) Input/output control is useful for
Student Answer: keeping waiting times under control.
improving work quality.
setting priority rules.
improving inventory accuracy.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 16, pages 708-709
Points Received: 5 of 5
Comments:
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