QUESTION: 93

The step for preparing MPS is/are:

Develop a preliminary MPS
Check the preliminary MPS against available capacity
Resolve differences between the preliminary MPS and capacity availability
All of these

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 94

Which of the following criteria is used to judge MPS?

Resource use
Customer service
Cost
All of these

Answer(s): D

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Suppose company manufactures paint from a base color and adds tints to arrive at the final color. Suppose there are 10 tints and a final color is made by mixing any three of them with the base. There are 70 possible colors (10*9*8=720). Forecasting and planning production for 720 items is a difficult task. It is much easier if:

Production is planned at the level of the base color and the 10 tints. There are then only10 items with which to deal: the base color and each of the 10 tints.
Once a customer's order is received, the base color and the required tints can be combined (assembled) according to the order
MPS is done at the component level
None of these

Answer(s): A,B

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QUESTION: 96

The planning horizon is the time span for which plans are made. It must cover a period at least equal to the time required to accomplish the plan. For Mater production scheduling, the minimum planning horizon is:

The longest cumulative or end-t-end lead time (LT)
The shortest lead time
The difference between the productions of two different batches
None of these

Answer(s): A

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