CPT CPT Production Planning & Scheduling 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does MRP stand for in a manufacturing context?
- Manufacturing Resource Planning
- Material Requirements Planning (Correct answer)
- Machine Routing Procedure
- Master Run Protocol
Correct answer: Material Requirements Planning
MRP stands for Material Requirements Planning, a system used to calculate material needs based on production schedules.
Question 2: Which scheduling method schedules jobs by starting from the due date and working backwards?
- Forward scheduling
- Backward scheduling (Correct answer)
- Priority scheduling
- Load leveling
Correct answer: Backward scheduling
Backward scheduling starts from the required due date and works back to determine when each operation must begin.
Question 3: What is a production schedule's primary purpose?
- Track employee attendance
- Coordinate material, labor, and equipment to meet delivery commitments (Correct answer)
- Calculate payroll
- Monitor quality defects
Correct answer: Coordinate material, labor, and equipment to meet delivery commitments
A production schedule coordinates resources—people, materials, and machines—so orders are completed on time.
Question 4: What does 'cycle time' mean in production scheduling?
- Time to perform preventive maintenance
- Time between the start of successive units (Correct answer)
- Time to change a machine setup
- Time an order waits in queue
Correct answer: Time between the start of successive units
Cycle time is the elapsed time between completing one unit and the next unit of the same product.
Question 5: A work order that lists every operation, machine, and sequence needed to produce a part is called a:
- Bill of Materials
- Route sheet (Correct answer)
- Purchase order
- Kanban card
Correct answer: Route sheet
A route sheet (or routing) documents each manufacturing step, the machine or workstation required, and the sequence of operations.
Question 6: What is the purpose of a capacity requirements plan (CRP)?
- Calculate raw material costs
- Verify that available machine and labor hours can handle the planned workload (Correct answer)
- Track employee certifications
- Determine product pricing
Correct answer: Verify that available machine and labor hours can handle the planned workload
CRP compares the production workload against available capacity to identify bottlenecks before they cause delays.
CPT CPT Production Planning & Scheduling 1
What does MRP stand for in a manufacturing context?