probmana 1

Which of these ranges is usually estimated as the intermediate range of aggregate planning?

• 2-12 months

• 1-2 months

• 2-4 years

• 1-5 years

Which plans are not considered as an aggregate planning ?

• Planning Horizon

• Planning Levels

• Planning Cycle

• Planning Sequence

Which strategies are to maintain a constant workforce level ?

• Mixed Strategies

• Level Strategies

• Chase Strategies

• Horizontal Strategies

What is the formula of the subcontarct ?

• Production requirement - Begining Inventory

• Ending Inv + Demand Forecast

• Production requirement - Actual Production

• Holding Cost + Safety Stock

What are the differences between aggregate planning for manufacturing and aggregate planning for service ?

• Service

• Demand

• Capacity availability,

• All are correct

In order to translate the production plan into meaningful terms of production we need ?

• Aggregating planning in services

• Try various forms of planning in services

• Disaggregating the aggergate plan

• Master scheduling

What should we do to put the aggregate production plan into operation ?

• Convert, or decompose, those aggregate units into units of actual product or services

• Synthetic aggregate units

• Calculate the size of the workforce

• ALL are incorrect

Which branchs the master schedule interfaces with ?

• Marketing , capacity planning

• Production planning

• Distribution planning.

• ALL are correct

The chocolate company currently has 10 workers with a starting inventory of 50kg of chocolate. Making 10kg of chocolate needs 4 working hours. Assume that each worker works 8 hours a day. What is the inventory level for the next day ?

• 10*(8/4)*10=200

• 10*(4/8)*10=50

• [10*(4/8)*10]+50=100

• [10*(8/4)*10]+50=250

What is the role of marketing in the master schedule ?

• It enables marketing to make valid delivery commitments to warehouse and final customers

• It enables production to evaluate capacity requirements

• Determines quantities needed to meet demand

• Showing the quantity and timing of specific end items for a scheduled horizon