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Certified in Production and Inventory Management - Master Planning of Resources Questions and Answers

Question 1

Capacity planning occurs at what stage of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process?

Options:

A.

Demand planning phase

B.

Supply planning phase

C.

Pre- SOP meeting

D.

Executive SOP meeting

Question 2

The question below is based on the following information:

Which of the following distributions would be the central warehouse allocation of 120 units of inventory to district warehouses A, B, and C if the equal run-out method were used?

Options:

A.

20 units to A, 53 units to B, 47 units to C

B.

20 units to A, 60 units to B, 40 units to C

C.

20 units to A, 80 units to B, 20 units to C

D.

100 units to A, 0 units to B, 20 units to C

Question 3

An effective implementation of the sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes would typically result in the firm's ability to:

Options:

A.

increase its market share.

B.

position products in the marketplace.

C.

reduce budget variances.

D.

respond to new opportunities.

Question 4

Which of the following criteria is the most meaningful measure when evaluating the effectiveness of distribution systems in fulfilling customer needs?

Options:

A.

Order-fill rate

B.

Cash-to-cash cycle time

C.

Performance to budget

D.

The level of inventory

Question 5

The question below is based on the following distribution requirements plan:

Lead time is 1 week, lot size is 30, and safety stock is 0. Planned order releases would occur in which of the following sequences?

Options:

A.

Weeks 3, 4, 6

B.

Weeks 2, 3, 5

C.

Weeks 2, 3, 4

D.

Weeks 3, 4, 5

Question 6

Which of the following factors should be considered when evaluating a master production schedule change?

Options:

A.

Capacity requirements plan

B.

Critical ratio of planned orders

C.

Load for key work centers

D.

Bill of material accuracy

Question 7

Which of the following items is required for making realistic customer promises?

Options:

A.

Feasible master schedules

B.

Procedures for managing abnormal demand

C.

Finished-goods safety stock

D.

A sales and operations planning process

Question 8

A firm uses the level production planning approach to produce a product family to stock. Senior management has requested that the finished-goods inventory for the product family be reduced by 18% over the sales and operations planning horizon. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between total demand and total production required for the product family over the planning horizon?

Options:

A.

Total production required and demand will be equal.

B.

Total production required will be less than total demand.

C.

Total production required will be greater than total demand.

D.

There is not sufficient data to determine the relationship.

Question 9

A key benefit of an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process is that it provides a:

Options:

A.

direct and consistent dialogue between operations and senior management.

B.

means to evaluate the feasibility of business plans.

C.

procedure for defining product family priorities.

D.

statement of production required to meet unconstrained demand.

Question 10

Which of the following goals is the primary outcome of distribution requirements planning?

Options:

A.

Accurately feed the gross requirements into the master production schedule

B.

Decouple the distribution plan from the production plan

C.

Deliver products in the quantities requested by the customer

D.

Maintain an appropriate inventory level at all locations

Question 11

A company wanting to maintain a high level of customer service at the lowest inventory carrying cost should place safety stock in:

Options:

A.

central and field warehouses.

B.

field warehouses.

C.

a central warehouse.

D.

customer's facilities.

Question 12

Which of the following types of activities links the marketplace, sister plants, warehouses, and distribution channels?

Options:

A.

Forecast management

B.

Resource management

C.

Demand management

D.

Sales management

Question 13

Which of the following forecasting methods is most appropriate for projecting demand for a product family?

Options:

A.

Single exponential smoothing

B.

Simple average

C.

Focus

D.

Pyramid

Question 14

Using a trial and error approach is most effective in which of the following production planning strategies?

Options:

A.

Level

B.

Constant

C.

Chase

D.

Mixed

Question 15

A company has an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process with monthly plans over a 24 month horizon. The sales and marketing functions have requested that a new product introduction be moved from the tenth month to the sixth month of the current plans which would require a 10% increase in production for months six through nine.

Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate next step in response to the request?

Options:

A.

Reject the request to move the new product release in.

B.

Request reduction in other demand plans to offset the request.

C.

Incorporate the request into the current plan

D.

Refer the request to the Executive S&OP meeting.

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