OPSM 4820 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.In most companies, ________ provides the information backbone needed to
manage day-today execution.
c. ERP
e. IS
a. MRP
d. MRP-II
b. MPC - ANSWERS✔-c. ERP
\.__________, with the emphasis on planning, is designed to allow much tighter
integration, thus eliminating the problem of local optimization.
d. MRP-II
e. IS
c. ERP
a. MRP
b. MPC - ANSWERS✔-c. ERP
,\.Companies implementing _________ strive to derive benefits through much
greater efficiency gained by an integrated ________ planning and control process.
d. MPC, MRP
b. ERP, MRP
a. MPC, ERP
e. ERP, ERP
c. ERP, MPC - ANSWERS✔-c. ERP, MPC
\.How many aspects are of ERP software that determine the quality of an ERP
system?
c. Three
b. Two
d. Four
e. Five
a. One - ANSWERS✔-d. Four
\.Transaction processing relates to the posting and tracking of the activities that
document the business.
c. Transaction processing
a. Transportation processing
b. IT support
,e. Production processing
d. Decision support - ANSWERS✔-c. Transaction processing
\.Decision support relates to how well the system helps the user make intelligent
judgments about how to run the business.
d. Decision support
b. IT support
a. Transportation processing
c. Transaction processing
e. Production processing - ANSWERS✔-d. Decision support
\.Key considerations when evaluating ERP software are:
a. The size of the business.
e. all
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
b. The scope of functionality needed.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - ANSWERS✔-e. all
\.Key considerations when evaluating MPC software are:
e. none
, b. The scope of functionality needed.
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
a. The size of the business.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - ANSWERS✔-e. none
\.An ERP system provides a common platform for ________ data capture, a
common set of numbers, and processes, facilitating rapid reconciliation of the
general ledger.
e. Customized Software
d. Human Resources
b. Manufacturing and Logistics
c. Sales and Marketing
a. Finance - ANSWERS✔-a. Finance
\.A _________ is a special program (often running on a totally separate computer)
that is designed to automatically capture and process data for uses that are
outside the basic ERP system applications.
e. Data mining
b. production program
d. ERP
a. scheduling program
c. data warehouse - ANSWERS✔-c. data warehouse
COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.In most companies, ________ provides the information backbone needed to
manage day-today execution.
c. ERP
e. IS
a. MRP
d. MRP-II
b. MPC - ANSWERS✔-c. ERP
\.__________, with the emphasis on planning, is designed to allow much tighter
integration, thus eliminating the problem of local optimization.
d. MRP-II
e. IS
c. ERP
a. MRP
b. MPC - ANSWERS✔-c. ERP
,\.Companies implementing _________ strive to derive benefits through much
greater efficiency gained by an integrated ________ planning and control process.
d. MPC, MRP
b. ERP, MRP
a. MPC, ERP
e. ERP, ERP
c. ERP, MPC - ANSWERS✔-c. ERP, MPC
\.How many aspects are of ERP software that determine the quality of an ERP
system?
c. Three
b. Two
d. Four
e. Five
a. One - ANSWERS✔-d. Four
\.Transaction processing relates to the posting and tracking of the activities that
document the business.
c. Transaction processing
a. Transportation processing
b. IT support
,e. Production processing
d. Decision support - ANSWERS✔-c. Transaction processing
\.Decision support relates to how well the system helps the user make intelligent
judgments about how to run the business.
d. Decision support
b. IT support
a. Transportation processing
c. Transaction processing
e. Production processing - ANSWERS✔-d. Decision support
\.Key considerations when evaluating ERP software are:
a. The size of the business.
e. all
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
b. The scope of functionality needed.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - ANSWERS✔-e. all
\.Key considerations when evaluating MPC software are:
e. none
, b. The scope of functionality needed.
d. The computer hardware and telecommunications availability.
a. The size of the business.
c. The money available for implementing the system. - ANSWERS✔-e. none
\.An ERP system provides a common platform for ________ data capture, a
common set of numbers, and processes, facilitating rapid reconciliation of the
general ledger.
e. Customized Software
d. Human Resources
b. Manufacturing and Logistics
c. Sales and Marketing
a. Finance - ANSWERS✔-a. Finance
\.A _________ is a special program (often running on a totally separate computer)
that is designed to automatically capture and process data for uses that are
outside the basic ERP system applications.
e. Data mining
b. production program
d. ERP
a. scheduling program
c. data warehouse - ANSWERS✔-c. data warehouse
