Operations & Supply Chain Management | Chapter 3 | Part 3 | MBA MCQs | OSM

Operations and Supply Chain Management MCQs

  

 

1. The typical time
   horizon for
   aggregate planning
   is
   1.   less than a month
   2.   up to 3
      months
   3.   3 to 18 months
   4.   over one
      year
2. Which of the
   following is the
   term used for
   medium range
   capacity planning
   with a time
   horizon of three to
   eighteen months?
   1.   material
      requirements planning
   2.   short-range
      planning
   3.   strategic planning
   4.   aggregate
      planning
3. Aggregate
   planning is
   capacity planning
   for
   1.   the long range
   2.   the
      intermediate
      range
   3.   the short range
   4.   typically
      one to three
      months
4. Planning tasks
   associated with job
   scheduling,
   machine loading,
   and dispatching
   typically fall under
   1.   short-range plans
   2.   intermediaterange
      plans
   3.   long-range plans
   4.   missionrelated
      planning
5. The planning tasks
   associated with
   staffing,
   production,
   inventory, and subcontracting
   levels
   typically fall under
   1.   short-range plans
   2.   intermediaterange
      plans
   3.   long-range plans
   4.   demand
      options
6. Which of the
   following
   statements about
   aggregate planning
   is true?
   1.   Advertising/promotion
      is a way of
      manipulating product
      or service supply.
   2.   Work
      station
      loading and
      job
      assignments
      are examples
      of aggregate
      production
      planning.
   3.   Overtime/idle time
      is a way of
      manipulating product
      or service demand
   4.   Aggregate
      planning
      uses the
      adjustable
      part of
      capacity to
      meet
      production
      requirements.
7. Dependence on an
   external source of
   supply is found in
   which of the
   following
   aggregate planning
   strategies?
   1.   varying production
      rates through overtime
      or idle time
   2.   subcontracting
   3.   using part-time
      workers
   4.   backordering
      during high
      demand
      periods
8. An option for
   altering the availability of
   capacity is
   1.   pricing
   2.   promotion
   3.   inventory levels
   4.   backorders
9. Which of the
   following
   aggregate planning
   strategies might
   direct your client
   to a competitor?
   1.   using part-time
      workers
   2.   subcontracting
   3.   changing inventory
      level
   4.   varying
      production
      rates through
      overtime or
      idle time
10. Which of the
    following
    aggregate planning
    strategies is a
    "capacity option?"
    1.   influencing demand
       by changing price
    2.   counterseasonal
       product
       mixing
    3.   influencing
       demand by extending
       lead times
    4.   changing
       inventory
       levels
11. Which of these
    aggregate planning
    strategies adjusts
    capacity to match
    demand?
    1.   using parttime
       workers
    2.   counter-seasonal
       product mixing
    3.   changing
       price
    4.   backordering
12. Which of the
    following
    aggregate planning
    strategies is most
    likely to lower
    employee morale?
    1.   varying workforce
       size by hiring or
       layoffs
    2.   varying
       production
       rates through
       overtime or
       idle time
    3.   using part-time
       workers
    4.   backordering
       during high
       demand
       periods
13. Which of the
    following is not
    associated with
    manipulation of
    product or service
    demand?
    1.   price cuts or
       discounts
    2.   promotion
    3.   subcontracting
    4.   counterseasonal
       products or
       services
14. Which of the
    following attempts
    to manipulate
    product or service
    demand?
    1.   inventories
    2.   part-time
       workers
    3.   subcontracting
    4.   overtime/idle
       time
15. Which of the
    following
    aggregate planning
    strategies is a
    "demand option?"
    1.   changing price
    2.   varying production
       levels
    3.   changing
       inventory
       levels
    4.   subcontracting
16. In aggregate
    planning, which
    one of the
    following is not a
    basic option for
    altering demand?
    1.   promotion
    2.   backordering
    3.   pricing
    4.   subcontracting
17. Which of the
    following
    statements about
    aggregate planning
    is true?
    1.   In spite of the
       research into
       mathematical models,
       aggregate production
       planners continue to
       use trial
    2.   and error
       methods when
       developing
       their plans.
    3.   In aggregate
       planning, backorders
       are a means of
       manipulating demand
       while part-time
       workers are a
    4.   A chase
       strategy
       allows lower
       inventories
       when
       compared to level
       strategies.
18. In level
    scheduling, what is
    kept uniform from
    month to month?
    1.   product mix
    2.   inventory
       levels
    3.   production/workforce
       levels
    4.   demand
       levels
19. Which of the
    following is not
    consistent with a
    level strategy?
    1.   varying the use of
       subcontracting
    2.   variable
       work force
       levels
    3.   little or no use of
       inventory to meet
       demand requirements
    4.   all of the
       above are
       inconsistent
       with the pure
       level strategy
20. Which of the
    following is
    consistent with a
    chase strategy?
    1.   vary production
       levels to meet demand
       requirements
    2.   vary work
       force to meet
       demand
       requirements
    3.   vary production
       levels and workforce
       to meet demand
       requirements
    4.   all of the
       above