WGU C720 OA- Operations and Supply Chain Management Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Latest Update!!!
WGU C720 OA- Operations and Supply
Chain Management Exam| Questions and
Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Latest
Update!!!
QUESTION
A rental company has a fleet of 50 cars that can be rented daily if all vehicles have been washed
and inspected and are free of mechanical and electrical defects. Due to maintenance requirements
and late returns by customers, the rental company is, in general, able to prepare 45 cars per day
for rental. On average, 30 cars are rented daily.
What is the design capacity for this company?
Answer:
45 cars/day
QUESTION
The original capacity in each process for a computer manufacturer’s operations is as follows:
Parts inventory: 500 units available per day
Assembly: 300 units assembled per day
Delivery: 450 units processed per day
After the computer manufacturer upgrades the assembly system, it can assemble 550 units per
day.
According to this information, what is the throughput for this computer manufacturer?
Answer:
450 units/day
QUESTION
A purchasing manager is responsible for vendor-managed hardware inventory at a client’s office
chair production facility. The manager notices that ½-inch bolts are out of stock and need
immediate replenishment. As the purchasing manager looks over the past usage, it is noticed that
more bolts are being used on Tuesday each week than any other day of the week. Therefore, the
manager decides to bump up the inventory replenishment for Monday by 50%.
Which forecasting method did the manager use to make this decision?
Answer:
Weighted moving average
QUESTION
A company has developed a new product that links a smartphone app to a doorbell and home
security monitoring system. There is nothing else like it on the market and no prior sales history
from which to develop a forecast. A sales manager is trying to determine the best price point for
introduction, while also trying to estimate what first-year sales volumes might be.
What are two possible means for determining the price point and first-year sales forecast?
Choose 2 answers
Answer:
Panel of experts & Test market
QUESTION
A hospital administrator needs to determine how many beds to make available for exam rooms,
operating rooms, and in-patient care. The hospital board announces they will be getting more
patient referrals from specialists at a newly opened clinic.
What should the administrator use to forecast how many beds to make available, given the
increased number of patients?
Answer:
Weighted moving average using patient referral data
QUESTION
What is the time horizon for medium-range forecasting?
Answer:
6 to 18 months
QUESTION
A large retail chain is developing an aggregate plan for its “holiday tree” product line. It does not
specify Douglas fir, pine, spruce tree, or artificial tree variations, just overall quantity of trees to
be offered throughout the holiday season.
What is the appropriate time fence for the aggregate plan?
Answer:
6 to 18 months before the holiday season begins
QUESTION
A bicycle company receives an order to deliver 200 bicycles by the end of the month.
Which planning process will help this company to decide the required quantity of bicycle tires to
meet the order?
Answer:
MRP & MRP II
QUESTION
A computer company needs to order 50 computer screens from a vendor so they can assemble
100 computers by the end of the month.
What does the computer company need to know to ensure the parts arrive when they are needed?
Answer:
Lead time
QUESTION
A computer company receives an order for 100 computers from a customer inside of its lead
time. The production planner agrees to support the order.
Powered by https://learnexams.com/search/study?query=