Top 80+ Solved Enterprise Systems MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Material requirements plan specify
a. the quantities of the product families that need to be produced
b. the quantity and timing of planned order releases
c. the capacity needed to provide the projected output rate
d. the costs associated with alternative plans
Q. Which of the following statements is true about the MRP plan when using lot-for-lot ordering?
a. The quantity of gross requirements for a child item is always equal to the quantity of planned order releases for its parent.
b. The quantity of gross requirements for a child item is equal to the quantity of net requirements for its parent(s) multiplied by the number of child items used in the parent assembly.
c. The quantity of gross requirements for a child item is always equal to the quantity of gross requirements for its parent.
d. The quantity and gross requirements for a child item is always equal to the quantity of net requirements for its parent.
Q. MRP II is accurately described as
a. MRP software designed for services
b. MRP with a new set of computer programs that execute on micro computers
c. MRP augmented by other resource variables
d. usually employed to isolate manufacturing operations from other aspects of an organization
Q. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is
a. severely limited by current MRP computer systems
b. not related to MRP
c. an advanced MRP II system that ties-in customers and suppliers
d. not currently practical
Q. The extension of MRP which extends to resources such as labor hours and machine hours, as well as to order entry, purchasing, and direct interface with customers and suppliers is
a. MRP II
b. Enterprise Resource Planning
c. the master production schedule
d. closed-loop MRP
Q. Supply chain (SC) management involves the coordination of all supply activities of an organisation from its suppliers to the delivery of products to its customers. There are various features associated with this area of e-commerce and which refers to what is known as efficient consumer response (ECR):
a. Creating and satisfying customer demand by optimizing strategies, promotions and product introductions
b. The links between an organisation and all partners involved
c. Transactions between an organisation and its customers and intermediaries
d. None of the above
Q. An organisation's supply chain can be viewed from a system's perspective that starts with the acquisition of resources which are then transformed into products or services. Simply, put the sequence is represented:
a. Process - inputs - outputs
b. Sourcing - input - process - outputs
c. Inputs - outputs - process
d. Inputs - process – outputs
Q. Logistics is an integral part of supply chain management. Which explanation best represents outbound logistics?
a. A supply chain that emphasises distribution of a product to passive customers
b. The management of material resources entering an organisation from its suppliers and other partners
c. An emphasis on using the supply chain to deliver value to customers who are actively involved in product and service specification
d. The management of resources supplied from an organisation to its customers and intermediaries
Q. The 'value chain' idea is a concept that has been well established for the past three decades and it refers to considering key activities that an organization can conduct to add value for the customer. It traditionally distinguished between primary activities and support activities. Why is this concept regarded as outdated with the development of e-business?
a. There is a clear distinction between primary and support activities
b. The concept still holds and does not need revision
c. The support activities offer far more than just support
d. Support activities have been subsumed under primary activities
Q. A value chain analysis provides an analytical framework for an organisation to examine individual activities and determine value added at each stage. The principles can also be applied to an organisation's external value stream analysis which considers how the whole production and delivery process can be made more efficient. The activities can be categorized into those:
a. All of the below
b. Those required for product development or production systems
c. Those that do not add value
d. That create value as perceived by the customer
Q. Improvements in the value chain can be implemented by following Kjellsdotter and Jonsson's iterative planning cycle. Which of the following does not form part of the cycle?
a. Creating a consensus forecast
b. Creating a preliminary delivery plan
c. Creating a preliminary production plan
d. Creating a quality control plan
Q. What does the following definition refer to: an organisation which uses communications technology to allow it to operate without clearly define physical boundaries between different functions?
a. Cloud organisation
b. Base-free organisation
c. E-organisation
d. Virtual organisation
Q. Using digital communication to improve supply chain efficiency is dependent on effective exchange and sharing of information. The challenges of achieving standardized data formats and data exchange have given rise to the study of the optimisation of the:
a. Virtual integration
b. Information asymmetry
c. Information supply chain
d. Vertical integration
Q. The typical benefits of e-supply chain management gained by a B2B company are quite comprehensive. Which of the following is false though?
a. Increased efficiency of individual processes
b. Reduced complexity of the supply chain
c. Increased costs through outsourcing
d. Improved data integration between elements of the supply chain