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Certified in Production and Inventory Management Questions 241–245 (page: 50)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

The material requirement plan authorizes production activity control (PAC):

  1. To work orders to the shop for manufacturing
  2. To take control of work orders and make sure they are completed on time
  3. To manage day-to-day activity and provide the necessary support
  4. All of these

Answer(s): D



The flow of work centers must be planned to meet delivery dates which means production activity control must do the following:

  1. Ensure that the required materials, tooling, personnel and information are available to manufacture the components when needed.
  2. Schedule start and completion dates for each shop order at each work center so the scheduled completion date of the order can be met. This sill involves a planner in developing a load profile for the work centers.
  3. Both of these
  4. None of these

Answer(s): C



Gather the information needed by the shop floor to make the product. Release orders to the shop floor as authorized by the material equipment plan. This is called dispatching. Production activity control will do such things in:

  1. Planning phase
  2. Implementation phase
  3. Control phase
  4. Both A, B

Answer(s): B



This is a true representation

  1. MRP
  2. Capacity Control
  3. PAC
  4. MRP II

Answer(s): C



Which one of the following is NOT done by PAC in control phase?

  1. Monitor and control work-in-process, lead times, and work center queues.
  2. Report work center efficiency, operation times, order quantities and scrap.
  3. Track the actual performance of work orders and compare it to planned schedules.
  4. Ensure that required materials, tooling, personnel and information are available.

Answer(s): D



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