PP Test Questions MCQ

1. A plant can be a physical plant or a logical section of a plant

a) Yes b) No.

Ans: a

Storage locations are areas where materials are stored within a plant

a) Yes b) No.

Ans: a

A purchasing organization can buy for a number of plants

a) Yes b) No.

Ans: a

A purchasing group is a sub-set of a purchasing organization

a) Yes b) No.

Ans: a

2. Strategy Group is relevant for Material Requirement Planning

a) True b) False

Ans: a

3. MRP can be caried out at :

a) Plant Level
b) All Routings
c) Single item – single level
d) Single item – multiple level

Ans: a, c, d

4. In Material Requirement Planning

a) Material availability is ensured
b) If shortage exists the corresponding elements are planned
c) Stock transfers are also possible
d) The availability of the components is ensured via dependent requirements

Ans: d

5. With Make – to Stock strategy 10

a) MRP run considers only Sales Orders
b) MRP run considers only PIR
c) MRP run considers both Sales Order & PIR
d) Sales Order can consume PIR

Ans: b

6. The Individual / Collective indicator in the material Master determines

a) Whether a component is procured for a special customer requirement in the individual segment
b) Requirement quantities of dependent materials are grouped together during MRP run
c) The Material Requirement Planning
d) The Special Procurement.

Ans: c

7. ATP – Available to Promise (Availability check)

a) System checks if all issues are covered by existing receipts
b) Checks if receipts’ quantity still available to cover newly received issues

Ans: a

8. Availability Check PIRs

System does not check against PIRs

a) True b) False

Ans: b

No ATP quantities, receipts or stocks are included

a) True b) False

Ans: b

Determines if sufficient PIRs are planned to cover a SO

a) True b) False

Ans: b

9. Consumption based planning is usually used for following materials

a) All A & B Class Materials
b) Materials with smooth consumption pattern.

Ans: b

10. For Planning at Phantom Assembly Level planned orders are created for Phantom assembly

a) True b) False

Ans: b

11. Stock Requirements List gives ___________________ situation of stock requirement for the material

a) Static : of the last MRP Run
b) Dynamic : Existing at current situation

Ans: b

12. Is Sales order A Qty. 15 PC and Sales order B Qty. 25 PC are booked on same date and stock is 0 PC

a) Separate Planned Order for each Sales Order shall be created if individual indicator is set
b) Only one planned order is created if individual indicator is set
c) Separate Planned Order for each Sales Order shall be created if Collective indicator is set
d) Only one planned order is created if Collective indicator is set

Ans: a, d

13. Planning can create the following after MRP run

a) Planned Orders
b) Production Orders
c) Purchase Orders
d) Schedule Lines

Ans: a, b

14. NETCH is

a) Used in Demand Management
b) Key to run MRP for Total horizon
c) Key to run MRP for Total Planning horizon
d) Not related to MRP

Ans: c

15. Regenerative Planning

a) Plans all material for a specified plant
b) Plans all material for a specified plant for total planning horizon
c) Stands practical for the first time planning run

Ans: