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7 Production Planning and Scheduling Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 7 Production Planning and Scheduling, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

Written response

1 point

What term describes the medium-term process of setting overall production rates and resource levels for a product family?

True or false

1 point

Routing identifies the sequence of operations, while scheduling determines their timing and resource use.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A project manager wants to compare scheduled task progress with actual progress along a timeline. Which tool is most directly suited to this purpose?

A
It identifies the longest path of dependent activities.
B
It displays activities against a timeline to compare scheduled and actual progress.
C
It estimates uncertain task durations using three time estimates.
D
It determines the overall production rate for a product family.

Fill in the blank

1 point

When project task durations are uncertain, the method that uses optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic time estimates is .

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1 point

The plan that estimates the labor needed to deliver a production plan is the .

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1 point

Which activities are part of building and assessing production and workforce plans? Select all that apply.

A
Forecast demand for each period.
B
Set desired ending inventory or backlog levels.
C
Calculate required production using the inventory relationship.
D
Compare labor and other resource requirements with available capacity.
E
Treat the production plan as a detailed instruction for each machine and order.
F
Skip comparing feasible alternatives on cost and service.

True or false

1 point

A schedule is feasible if it respects the assigned job sequence, even when it assigns more work than available machine capacity.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

A plant begins a period with 18 units, expects demand of 95 units, and wants 23 units in ending inventory. Assuming no backlog, how many units must it produce? Enter a whole number of units.

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1 point

Which statements correctly describe what common job-sequencing rules can prioritize? Select all that apply.

A
First-come, first-served can prioritize fairness.
B
Shortest processing time can prioritize throughput.
C
Earliest due date can prioritize on-time delivery.
D
Earliest due date always minimizes the inventory needed for every job.
E
Shortest processing time always gives priority to the job with the earliest due date.

Choose one

1 point

A project manager needs to identify which chain of dependent activities can delay the entire project if one activity slips. Which concept should the manager use?

A
The sequence of operations each job must follow.
B
A timeline display for comparing scheduled and actual progress.
C
The longest path of dependent activities in a project.
D
A method for matching production output to each period's demand.

Choose one

1 point

How should a production plan for a product family relate to a more detailed master production schedule?

A
It replaces the need for any more detailed production scheduling.
B
It provides agreed output levels that guide more detailed plans, such as the master production schedule.
C
It specifies the exact sequence and timing of every machine operation.
D
It records only the labor requirements and excludes output levels.

Choose one

1 point

Demand varies across several months, but a factory wants to keep its production rate and workforce relatively stable and use inventory to buffer the changes. Which planning strategy best fits?

A
Level production
B
Chase production
C
Hybrid planning
D
Critical path scheduling

Choose one

1 point

A manufacturer wants output to track demand more closely and is willing to adjust staffing or hours, accepting possible hiring, training, or overtime costs to reduce inventory. Which strategy is the best fit?

A
Level production, because it keeps production and staffing stable while inventory absorbs demand changes.
B
Hybrid planning, because it combines a stable core workforce with flexible resources.
C
Chase production, because it adjusts output more closely to demand, potentially reducing inventory while raising staffing or overtime costs.
D
Aggregate planning, because it is the name for changing the sequence of jobs at a work center.

Open ended

1 point

A factory expects a brief, sharp demand peak followed by lower demand. It wants to avoid repeatedly hiring and laying off its entire workforce but still meet customer needs during the peak. Recommend a planning approach and explain how it could cover the peak and one tradeoff or feasibility issue managers should consider.

True or false

1 point

True or false: A production schedule is feasible if it assigns work beyond the capacity of the available equipment, provided enough workers are available.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A manufacturer expects demand to fluctuate over several months but wants to keep its production rate and workforce relatively stable. Which planning strategy best fits this goal?

A
Chase production
B
Level production
C
Hybrid planning
D
Earliest-due-date sequencing

Choose one

1 point

A work center must choose which waiting job to process next. Its priority is to complete jobs with the soonest deadlines first. Which sequencing rule should it use?

A
First-come, first-served
B
Shortest processing time
C
Earliest due date
D
Level production

Choose one

1 point

A project team cannot predict task durations precisely and wants to account for optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic time estimates. Which tool is most suitable?

A
A Gantt chart
B
PERT
C
The critical path method
D
A workforce plan

Written response

1 point

A factory begins a period with 25 units in inventory, produces 90 units, and faces demand for 105 units. Assuming all demand is fulfilled, how many units remain in ending inventory?

Written response

1 point

What planning term identifies the sequence of operations required to produce an item?