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68) Complete the following MRP record using the FOQ rule:
Answer:
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69) Complete the following MRP record using the FOQ rule:
Answer:
70) Use the bill of materials and inventory records to determine the quantity of purchased items
necessary to assemble 20 end items if the manufacturer uses lot-for-lot ordering. There are no end items
currently on hand, and none of the components have any scheduled receipts.
Component
On-hand
Component
On-hand
A
5
D
15
B
75
E
3
C
10
F
20
Answer: 20 End Items → 40 As less 5 on hand → 35 As
35 As → 70 Bs
B
85
D
55
E
27
F
40
71) Use the bill of materials and inventory records to determine the additional quantities of purchased
items necessary to assemble 15 end items if the manufacturer uses lot-for-lot ordering. There are no end
items currently on hand, and none of the components have any scheduled receipts.
Item
Amount
Item
Amount
Item
Amount
O
7
F
11
D
2
P
12
U
7
E
8
C
3
N
12
Inventory amounts indicated in the table are available to produce the end item indicated in this bill of
materials.
72) Use the bill of materials and inventory records to determine the additional quantities of purchased
items necessary to assemble 20 end items if the manufacturer uses lot-for-lot ordering. There are no end
items currently on hand, and none of the components have any scheduled receipts.
Amount
Item
Amount
Item
Amount
5
F
17
D
12
14
U
3
E
6
7
N
10
Inventory amounts indicated in the table are available to produce the end item indicated in this bill of
materials.
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73) Consider the MPS, BOM, and inventory data shown.
Master Production Schedule:
The following table shows the MPS start quantities for the next 10 weeks.
Finished Item A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Finished Item A MPS Start
20
40
30
20
40
Bill of Material:
– Item A uses 2 each of component D, 1 each of component C and 2 each of subassembly B.
– Subassembly B uses 2 each of component E.
Selected Inventory Data:
Lot Sizing Rule
Lead Time
Scheduled Receipts
On-Hand
L4L
1
40 in period 1
POQ = 3
2
40
FOQ = 250
1
100
L4L
2
160 in period 2
Construct the MRP schedule using the preceding information.
Answer:
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11.4 Enterprise Resource Planning
1) An ERP system revolves around a single comprehensive database that is made available across the
entire organization.
2) Companies that fully customize their ERP implementation reap the greatest rewards from such
systems since they can continue to use the same processes to which all employees are accustomed.
3) A firm’s existing, older information system is called a “legacy system.”
4) The companies SAP AG and Microsoft have the largest installed base of customers for ERP packages.
5) A companywide process that cuts across traditional functional areas, business units, geographic
regions, and product lines is a(n):
A) enterprise process.
B) master production scheduling process.
C) kinetic process.
D) full-business process.
6) Entering new information in the database of an ERP system is a:
A) data packet.
B) transaction.
C) record.
D) file.
7) A front-office module for an ERP system includes:
A) manufacturing.
B) accounting and finance.
C) sales and marketing.
D) human resources.
8) Which of the following is a back-office module in a typical ERP system?
A) customer service
B) sales
C) marketing
D) human resources
9) Which of the following statements about ERP systems is best?
A) Recent studies have shown that the most successful ERP implementations use standardized systems.
B) ERP systems written in XML require complete replacements of a company’s legacy systems.
C) A company must adapt their ERP system to their existing processes in order for all employees to gain
a benefit from the new system.
D) An ERP system requires a regular synchronization of all of the module databases, which is usually
accomplished automatically when the organization is not conducting business.
10) A companywide process that cuts across functional areas, business units, geographic regions, and
product lines is a(n) ________.
11) ERP revolves around a(n) ________.
12) What are the differences and similarities among material requirements planning, manufacturing
resource planning, and enterprise resource planning systems?
Answer: The materials requirement planning (MRP) system can be considered a subset of the
manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) system, containing all of the production-related capabilities
13) What is the basic idea behind an enterprise resource planning system?
11.5 Resource Planning for Service Providers
1) The bill of resources (BOR) is a record of parent-component relationships and all the required
materials, equipment time, staff, and other resources needed, including the usage quantities.
2) Which of the following statements about service resource planning is true?
A) The service analogy to the BOM in a manufacturing company is a bill of lading (BOL).
B) One resource that every service provider manages is cash.
C) There is no such thing as dependent demand in the service sector.
D) As services are completed, the accounts receivable decrease.
3) An example of a dependent demand item for services is a(n):
A) menu in a restaurant.
B) jukebox in a club.
C) operating suite at a hospital.
D) pilot’s checklist for an airline.
4) Facilitating goods in a hotel‘s bill of resources would include a:
A) housekeeper.
B) fax machine.
C) towel.
D) front-desk clerk.
5) The service analogy to the bill of materials in a manufacturing company is the bill of:
A) resources.
B) services.
C) sub-services.
D) tender.
6) A(n) ________ is a record of a service firm’s parent-component relationships with all of the materials,
equipment, time, staff, and other productive assets associated with them, including usage quantities.
7) Can MRP be adapted for use in services and, if so, how would it work?