Master Planning and Capacity Management Flashcards
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Which capacity planning technique evaluates capacity needs at the work-center level using planned and released orders?
Answer: Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
CRP uses MRP output (planned and released orders) to calculate detailed capacity loads at each work center.
In capacity planning, what does 'demonstrated capacity' represent?
Answer: Actual capacity achieved based on historical output data
Demonstrated capacity is the historical average of actual output achieved, reflecting real-world performance rather than theoretical maximums.
A company has a planned load of 480 standard hours and a demonstrated capacity of 400 hours per week. What is the load percentage?
Answer: 120%
Load % = (Planned Load / Capacity) × 100 = (480 / 400) × 100 = 120%, indicating the work center is overloaded.
Which of the following is a technique to manage capacity overloads identified in CRP?
Answer: Overtime, subcontracting, or rescheduling orders
Common responses to overloads include authorizing overtime, subcontracting work, splitting lots, or rescheduling orders to under-loaded periods.
What is 'queue time' as used in capacity and scheduling planning?
Answer: Time a job spends waiting before it is processed at a work center
Queue time is the waiting time that a job spends at a work center before actual processing begins, often the largest component of total lead time.
Which input is NOT typically used in Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)?
Answer: Customer satisfaction scores
CRP relies on MRP output, work center capacity data, and routing information — customer satisfaction scores are not an input.