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Which one of the following statements about material requirements planning is TRUE?

A) MRP is intended mainly for MRO (maintenance,repair,and operating supplies) items where the demands are not too "lumpy."
B) The more volatile the manufacturing environment,the more likely it is that an MRP installation will be successful.
C) Survey results show that most companies adopting MRP have a purely line flow strategy.
D) The distinctive advantages of MRP are greater when there are many BOM levels,large lot sizes,and a manufacturing environment that is not too volatile.

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MRP ________ is a process that converts the requirements of various final products into a material requirements plan that specifies the replenishment schedule of all the subassemblies,components,and raw materials needed by the final products.

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________ are orders that have been placed,but not yet completed.

A material requirements plan for each component item is generated from the master production schedule and other sources using an MRP explosion.

Table 13.3 Consider the following MPS,BOM,and inventory data.You will need a blank MRP record to answer the question(s) . Master Production Schedule: the following table shows the MPS start quantities. Week Bill of Material -End item A uses 1 each of component C and 1 each of subassembly D. -Subassembly D uses 2 each of component E and 2 each of component F. -End item B uses 1 each of component C and 2 each of component F. Selected Inventory Data Item -Use the information in Table 13.3.Which one of the following statements about item C is TRUE?

Enterprise resource planning (ERP)systems are small,functional information systems areas that support many enterprise processes and data storage needs.

Faster response to market changes and reduced inventory levels are both benefits of MRP.

Use the following MRP record to answer the question. What are the quantities of planned order releases for item XYZ for the first six weeks (weeks 1,2,3,4,5,and 6) ?

Which one of the following is a feature of MRP II,but not available in basic MRP systems?

Lumpy dependent demand can result from continuous independent demand.

Management wishes to use a POQ lot-sizing rule for an item that experiences an average demand of 30 units per week.If the desired average lot size is 120 units,what should P be?

A(n)________ is a record of all the required materials,equipment time,staff,and other resources needed to provide a service,the parent-component relationship,and the usage quantities.

The principles of MRP should not be applied to distribution systems.

Table 13.4 Consider the MPS,BOM and inventory data shown below.Master Production Schedule: the following table shows the MPS start quantities. Week Bill of Material -Item A uses 1 each of component D,2 each of component C and 2 each of subassembly B. -Subassembly B uses 1 each of component D. Selected Inventory Data Item -Use the information in Table 13.4.When does the first planned order release for item C occur?

Planned lead time for items manufactured in-house includes

________ is an algorithm designed to schedule a group of orders appropriately across an entire shop.

________ systems are large,integrated information systems that support many enterprise processes and data storage needs.

Which of the following statements concerning MRP is TRUE?

Table 13.6 -Use the information from Table 13.6.If the lot-sizing rule were L4L instead of FOQ = 30 units,what would be the planned order release quantity week 1?

MRP is generally practiced on items emanating from independent demand.