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_____ is the process of determining the amount of labor and machine resources required to accomplish the tasks of production on a more detailed level,taking into account all component parts and end items in the materials plan.

A) Capacity requirements planning
B) Materials requirements planning explosion
C) Disaggregation
D) Execution

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Which of the following lot sizing rules bases the order quantity on a standard-size container or pallet load?

A) The lot-for-lot rule
B) The fixed-order quantity rule
C) The periodic-order quantity rule
D) The gross requirements rule

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In industries where jobs have low skill requirements,changing workforce levels can be cost effective.

Which of the following is true of a level production strategy?

In a garments factory,a part requires 0.10 hours of labor per unit in Work Center B and 1 hour of setup time.The planned order release (order size) for a week is 2000 units.Which of the following is the capacity requirement for a week at Work Center B?

Which of the following is true of process selection models?

A company currently has no items in inventory.The demand for the next four months is 200,400,250,and 350 units.Assuming a level production rate of 350 units per month,determine the ending inventory at the end of the fourth month.

A company currently has 100 items in inventory.The demand for the next four months is 500,800,900,and 300 units.Determine the monthly production rate if a level strategy is selected with the goal of ending the fourth month with 400 units in inventory.

Capacity requirements are computed by multiplying the number of units scheduled for production at a work center by the:

The purpose of a master production schedule (MPS)is to break down the aggregate planning decisions into such details as order sizes and schedules for individual subassemblies and resources by week and day.

_____ is the process of using the logic of dependent demand to calculate the quantity and timing of orders for all subassemblies and components that go into and support the production of the end item(s) .

JamTime Music Company manufactures two types of headsets: a basic model and a professional model.In order to manufacture the headsets,they go through two departments: assembly and testing.The assembly department has 9 workers who work 8 hours/day each.The testing department has 3 workers who also work 8 hours/day each.Each basic headset model spends 3 hours in the assembly department and 1.5 hours in the testing department.Each professional headset model spends 5 hours in the assembly department and 3 hours in the testing department.The company makes a net profit of $100 for each basic headset and $175 for each professional headset.JamTime Music Co.predicts that they will sell at least two times as many basic models as professional models.Using this information,determine the objective function to maximize profit.Use the variable B for the number of basic model headsets and P for the number of professional model headsets.

_____ is the process of translating aggregate plans into short-term operational plans that provide the basis for weekly and daily schedules and detailed resource requirements.

_____ refers to moving work from one workstation to another,assigning people to tasks,setting priorities for jobs,scheduling equipment,and controlling processes.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP)systems integrate all aspects of a business into a unified information system.

A company currently has 500 items in inventory.The demand for the next 2 months is 900 and 1200 units.Assuming a level production rate of 1000 units per month,determine the ending inventory at the end of the second month.

_____ models seek to determine quantities of different products to produce and sell in order to maximize contribution to profit.

_____ are the quantity of a component needed to support production at the next-higher level of assembly.

Aggregate planning:

In the context of aggregate planning options,which of the following costs are an implication of allowing stockouts?