Supply Chain Management Homework
1. Consumer surplus is the difference between the customers willingness-to-pay and the price charged when the customer is willing to pay less than the price charged.
[removed] | True |
[removed] | False |
2. What is the forecast for period 15 using the 3-week moving average?
Round to the nearest whole number
Time period | Actual Demand |
1 | 419.1 |
2 | 986.7 |
3 | 780.15 |
4 | 724.5 |
5 | 1468.5 |
6 | 1698.55 |
7 | 2023.35 |
8 | 1348.9 |
9 | 2445.3 |
10 | 2603.6 |
11 | 2887.5 |
12 | 2139.9 |
13 | 3399 |
14 | 3629.4 |
3. Time-series decomposition is always the most accurate forecasting method to use when you are introducing a new product.
[removed] | True |
[removed] | False |
4. Which of the following is NOT true about forecasting?
[removed] | It is good practice to include a measure of expected forecast error with any forecast. |
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In exponential smoothing, a lower smoothing constant will better forecast demand for a product experiencing high growth. |
[removed] | It is good practice to use more than one forecasting model and then take a look at the results using common sense. |
[removed] | A benefit of qualitative forecasts is that they take advantage of expert opinion. |
5. [removed]MRP is a computer system that integrates application programs in accounting, sales, manufacturing, and the other functions in a firm while ERP is a means for determining the number of parts, components, and materials needed to produce a product.
[removed] | True |
[removed] | False |
6. [removed] If inventory "turns" every 4 months, which of the following is true?
[removed] | This means that the average item spends 3 months in inventory |
[removed] | This means that the average item spends 4 weeks in inventory |
[removed] | This corresponds to 3 turns per year |
[removed] | This corresponds to 6 turns per year |
7. [removed]You are tasked with ordering bottled water for an upcoming outdoor event. Bottles cost you $0.10 a piece and you can sell them that night for $2. Any Bottles of water not sold that night can sell to a secondary market for $0.05 a piece. Expected demand for water is 10,000 with a standard deviation of 1,000. How many bottles should you purchase to maximize your expected profit?
[removed] | 10,000 |
[removed] | 8,050 |
[removed] | 11,950 |
[removed] | 1,000 |
8. [removed]During the frozen time period for the MRP production schedule, changes in the production plan are typically not allowed.
[removed] | True |
[removed] | False |
9. [removed]For the following data set, what is the mean absolute deviation ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER? Notice that there are 3 periods of data and the bottom row is the averages.
Period | Forecast | Actual |
1 | 100 | 105 |
2 | 110 | 106 |
3 | 120 | 116 |
AVG | 110 | 109 |
10. [removed]When forecasting using moving average, if you use a shorter number of periods to calculating the moving average, it will more closely follow trends than if you use a larger number of periods.
[removed] | True |
[removed] | False |
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