Mgo Finals Revision

Chapter 13: Multiple Choice Questions

1. The typical time horizon for aggregate planning is

a. less than a month

b. up to 3 months

c. 3 to 18 months

d. 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?

a. material requirements planning

b. short-range planning

c. strategic planning

d. aggregate planning

3. Aggregate planning is capacity planning for

a. the long range

b. the intermediate range

c. the short range

d. typically one to three months

4. Planning tasks associated with job scheduling, machine loading, and dispatching typically fall under

a. short-range plans

b. intermediate-range plans

c. long-range plans

d. mission-related planning

5. The planning tasks associated with staffing, production, inventory, and sub-contracting levels typically fall

under

a. short-range plans

b. intermediate-range plans

c. long-range plans

d. demand options

6. Which of the following statements about aggregate planning is true?

a. Advertising/promotion is a way of manipulating product or service supply.

b. Work station loading and job assignments are examples of aggregate production planning.

c. Overtime/idle time is a way of manipulating product or service demand.

d. 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?

a. varying production rates through overtime or idle time

b. subcontracting

c. using part-time workers

d. backordering during high demand periods

e. hiring and laying off

8. An option for altering the availability of capacity is

a. pricing

b. promotion

c. inventory levels

d. backorders

9. Which of the following