Deck 3: Master Scheduling

Question 1

Events that make it necessary to alter the MPS include:

A) problems in production
B) scarce components
C) demand changes
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Master production scheduling's functions include:

A) to plan capacity requirements
B) to form the link between production planning and what manufacturing builds
C) to plan material requirements
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Why is the MPS such a vital link in the production planning system?

Answer 3

It forms the link between production planning and what manufacturing will actually build. It forms the basis for calculating the capacity and resources needed. The MPS drives the material requirements plan. As a schedule of items to be built, the MPS and bills of material determine what components are needed from manufacturing and purchasing. It also keeps priorities valid. The MPS is a priority plan for manufacturing.

Question 4

Daisy's dog food manufactures a premium line of pet food. The most popular is the beef delight and the sales department has prepared a forecast for six weeks. The opening inventory is 30 cases. Prepare a MPS. The dog food is manufactured in lots of 100 cases.

Question 5

Calculate the available to promise using the following data. There are 100 units on hand.

Question 6

What is the final assembly schedule FAS)?

Question 7

How is the MPS judged?

Question 8

Discuss the possible errors in customer orders?

Question 9

Bruce Pet Supplies assembles cat toys from fabric which it purchases from an outside supplier. The sales department has prepared the following forecast for the "evil rat," the most popular stuffed toy. The rats are sewn and stuffed in lots of 200 and the opening inventory is 300 rats. Completed the projected available balance and the master production schedule.

Question 10

Using the MPS, sales and distribution can determine the __________.

A) MRP
B) MPS
C) JIT
D) ERP

Question 11

The MPS must be realistic and based on what production can and will do. If it is not,

A) overloading of plant resources could result
B) underloading of plant resources could result
C) unreliable schedules will result in poor delivery performance
D) all of the above

Question 12

The _________ is calculated based on whether the period is before or after the demand time fence.

A) schedule receipt
B) projected available balance
C) available to promise
D) forecast demand

Question 13

What are the results of changes to production schedules?

Question 14

Changes to the master production schedule will occur when:

A) machines break down or new machines are added, changing capacity
B) customers cancel or change orders
C) suppliers have problems and miss delivery dates
D) all of the above

Question 15

Senior managements approval is usually required to make changes with the __________ .

A) slushy zone
B) frozen zone
C) time fence
D) demand time fence

Question 16

The _________is the number of periods, beginning with period 1, in which changes are not excepted due to excessive cost caused by schedule disruptions.

A) available to promise
B) demand time fence
C) forecast demand
D) projected available balance

Question 17

Any changes can be made to the MRP as long as it is within the limits set by the production plan in the _________ .

A) liquid zone
B) frozen zone
C) demand time fence
D) slushy zone

Question 18

The planning horizon must cover a period less than the time required to accomplish the plan.

Question 19

A _________is an order that has been issued, either to manufacturing or to a supplier.

A) delivery promise
B) master production schedule
C) scheduled receipt
D) available to promise

Question 20

EnviroGuard manufacturing makes two garden hoses. The production plan and the MPS are developed on a quarterly basis. Forecasts for the product group follows. The opening inventory is 270 units and the company want to reduce this to 150 units at the end of the year. Develop a production plan.

Question 21

The planning horizon is the time span for which plans are made.

Question 22

If the total planned production of all items in the family and the total ending inventory do not agree with the production plan, some adjustment to the individual plans must be made so the total production is the same.

Question 23

The production plan limits the MPS. Therefore the total of the items int he MPS should be different from the total shown on the production plan.

Question 24

The planning horizon for a final assembly schedule must include time to assemble a customer's order and also should include the time necessary to manufacture the components.

Question 25

The production plan and the MPS uncouple the sales forecast from manufacturing by establishing a manufacturing plan.

Question 26

The MPS is built from forecasts and actual demand for individual end items.

Question 27

The MPS is a plan of what it to be produced and when. As such, it tells sales and manufacturing when goods will be available for delivery.

Question 28

In each of the manufacturing environments - make- to- stock, make- to- order, and assemble- to- order - master scheduling should take place where the largest number of product options exist.

Question 29

The term "master schedule" refers to the process of arriving at the master production schedule.