WGU C215 Operations Management
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What are two common drawbacks of implementing an enterprise
resource planning (ERP) solution?
- Correct Answer - 1. it requires extensive, often complex,
training
2. it takes a long time to implement and to see any benefits
What is the primary purpose in using the master production
schedule (MPS) in the marketing department of an organization?
- Correct Answer - To manage the demand for promised
deliveries
A company is experiencing an unusual amount of deliveries that
are either late or an incorrect quantity.
Which type of system is used to identify and manage this type of
problem?
- Correct Answer - MRP (material requirements planning)
,MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
- Correct Answer - a system that uses the MRP, inventory
record data, and BOM to calculate material requirements
CRP - Capacity Requirements Planning
- Correct Answer - determines the labor and machine resources
needed to fill the open and planned orders generated by the MRP
Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)
- Correct Answer - A type of automated system that combines
the flexibility of intermittent operations with the efficiency of
continuous operations.
Which statement is true about capacity requirements planning
(CRP)?
- Correct Answer - Available capacity is compared to calculated
workloads of relevant items.
Why is capacity requirements planning (CRP) important?
- Correct Answer - it provides the ability to compare available
production capabilities to the planned workload
, Which project life cycle phase includes identifying the need for a
project? - Correct Answer - conception
Conception - Correct Answer - Identify the need for a project.
Feasibility Analysis or Study - Correct Answer - Evaluate
expected costs, benefits, and risks of the project
Planning - Correct Answer - Analyze the work to be done and
develop time estimates for completing each of the activities.
Execution - Correct Answer - Carry out the activities that make
up the project.
Termination - Correct Answer - End the project.
A company decides and makes plans to enter into a new market.
Which project life cycle phase does this strategy relate to? -
Correct Answer - Planning
What helps an organization identify and plan the actions
necessary to meet current and future customer demands? -
Correct Answer - Capacity planning
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