Chapter 14 Terms

Question 1

Materials requirement planning

Answer 1

planning system used to ensure the right quantities of materials are available when needed

Question 2

Master production schedule

Answer 2

quantities of each finished product to be completed each period

Question 3

Time bucket

Answer 3

individual time period for planning

Question 4

Planning horizon

Answer 4

entire time period covered by the MPS

Question 5

Cumulative lead time

Answer 5

the longest lead-time path in the overall assembly of the product

Question 6

Available to promise

Answer 6

the part of planned production that is not committed to a customer

Question 7

Rough-cut capacity planning

Answer 7

estimation of the availability of the critical resources needed to support the MPS

Question 8

Bill of Materials (BOM)

Answer 8

detailed description of an “end item” and list of all of its raw materials, parts and subassemblies

Question 9

Infinite loading

Answer 9

the assumption (by MRP) that there is an infinite amount of capacity available

Question 10

Capacity requirement planning

Answer 10

an estimate of capacity needed at work centers (if MRP has the capacity to do it)

Question 11

Load profile

Answer 11

comparison of production needs to actual capacity