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1

Aggregate planning is long-range planning (2 years or more) for large products.
A)True
B)False
2

Keeping a constant level of production in every time division of a planning period (month, week, etc.) is usually the best way to perform aggregate planning.
A)True
B)False
3

Disaggregating an aggregate plan involves creating a master schedule for production of the end items included in the aggregate plan.
A)True
B)False
4

A "chase" strategy involves matching demand and capacity in each period.
A)True
B)False
5

A master schedule and a master production schedule are similar, but not exactly the same.
A)True
B)False
6

In order to effectively plan, estimates of each of the following items must be available to planners except:
A)Inventory lot sizes.
B)Demand for each period
C)Capacity for each period
D)Costs (regular time, overtime, subcontracting, backorders, etc.)
7

Which term is most closely associated with disaggregation?
A)Backorders
B)Overtime
C)Subcontracting
D)Master schedule
E)Trial and error
8

Which one of the following is not a basic option for altering capacity?
A)Hire and fire workers
B)Use overtime
C)Use subcontracting
D)Use backorders
E)All are options for altering capacity
9

Which one of these is not an output of a master production schedule?
A)Production requirements
B)Projected inventory
C)Customer orders
D)Available-to-promise inventory
10

Aggregate planners balance:
A)demand and inventories
B)demand and costs
C)capacity and inventories
D)capacity and costs
E)capacity and demand
11

One option for altering the availability of capacity is:
A)use of overtime or slack time
B)pricing
C)promotion
D)backorders
E)none of the above





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