BSOP 330 Week 5 Discussions,Homework and Quiz

BSOP 330 Week 5 Discussions,Homework and Quiz

Week 5

Week 5 DQ 1

Master Scheduling Time Fences (Graded)

Based on our discussion of master schedule time fences, why are they (or why are’nt they) so important in maintaining a stable master schedule? Hint: additional information on this subject can be found at www.apics.org

Week 5 DQ 2

Overloaded Master Schedule (Graded)

Capacity planning is used to ensure that the MPS is not overloaded. Discuss the effects that an overloaded MPS has on the MRP system and the factory.

Week 5 Assignment:

BSOP330 Week 5 Homework Problems Mater Production Schedule Problem 1, 2 and 3

Week 5 Quiz

1.Question :(TCO 9, 10, & 12) The MPS

2.Question :(TCO 12) In an assemble-to-order MPS, the items stocked in inventory are

3.Question :(TCOs 9, 11, & 12) Which one of the following pieces of information would be more useful to the order entry department in a make-to-stock company?

4.Question :(TCO 12) A forecast

5.Question :(TCO 10 & 12) In job shop (make-to-order) operations, the master production schedule is usually expressed in