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6/9/2020 Multiple Choice

Home Chapter 13: Aggregate Scheduling Self-Study Quizzes Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 14 questions.

Aggregate planning is concerned with determining the quantity and timing of


production in the

intermediate term.
next term.
short term.

long term.

Managers typically do not use sophisticated planning models for aggregate planning
because

the time periods addressed by such models are too long.


they view these models as overly complex and do not fully understand them.

research has demonstrated that such models seldom work well.

these models do not provide information pertinent to the decision at hand.

Which of the following aggregate planning strategies requires employing relatively


unskilled personnel to be most effective?

varying production rates through overtime or idle time

back-ordering during high-demand periods


using part-time workers
subcontracting

Which of the following aggregate planning strategies is likely to have the least impact
on quality?

using part-time workers


subcontracting
varying production rates through overtime or idle time

changing inventory level

The aggregate planning strategies of (1) varying inventory level or (2) back ordering

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during periods of high demand have which of the following disadvantages in common?

It is difficult to exactly match supply with demand.


holding costs
Quality of output may suffer.

Customers may go elsewhere.

In the service sector, aggregate planning for the production of high-volume intangible
output is directed toward

planning for human resource requirements and managing demand.


finding the size of the workforce to be employed.
attempting to manage demand to keep equipment and employees working.

smoothing the production rate.

Which of the following is NOT a mathematical approach to aggregate planning?

graphical and charting methods

linear decision rule (LDR)


transportation method
management coefficients model

Which of the following is NOT a capacity option of aggregate planning?

subcontracting
back ordering during high-demand periods
changing inventory levels
varying production rates through overtime or idle time

Which of the following is NOT a demand option of aggregate planning?

using part-time workers


back ordering during high-demand periods
counterseasonal product and service mixing
influencing demand

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Yield management is of interest in organizations having the characteristic of

stable demand.
low fixed costs.
high variable costs.

demand can be segmented.

Which aggregate planning technique is a trial and error approach that permits many
solutions?

the transportation method of linear programming


the linear decision rule
Bowman's management coefficients model
graphical and charting methods

The transportation method of aggregate planning requires that

ending inventory be zero.


the number of rows be greater than the number of columns.

cost factors be linear and positive.


beginning inventory be zero.

Which statement is characteristic of a mixed strategy for aggregate planning?

Mixed plans typically yield a worse strategy than a pure plan.


Mixed plans seek a minimum cost via a combination of eight planning options.
Mixed plans are less complex to develop than a chase plan.
Mixed plans are less complex to develop than a level plan.

A producer holding 200 units of inventory faces expected demand as shown in the
table. What should the planned production be each month in order to finish the
planning period with an ending inventory of 0 if the company uses a level strategy?

Expected Production
Month
Demand Days
January 1000 22
February 800 18
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March 800 21
April 1200 21
May 1500 22
June 1100 20

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