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CIPS L4M7 Exam - Topic 10 Question 4 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M7 exam
Question #: 4
Topic #: 10
[All L4M7 Questions]

Which of the following lists all components, ingredients, and materials required to produce the final product?

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Suggested Answer: D

Master production schedule (MPS) plans items that have ''direct'' demand, or ''independent de-mand.'' With independent demand, the demand comes from sales orders, service orders, or fore-casts, and the demand comes directly from customer---or forecasted---requirements. It is the list that provides the timing of the production schedule and shows how much each machine can produce, how many shifts are used, etc.

A bill of materials (BOM) is a comprehensive inventory of the raw materials, assemblies, subas-semblies, parts and components, as well as the quantities of each, needed to manufacture a product.


LO 2, AC 2.3

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Alverta
4 months ago
Bill of materials lists everything needed, no doubt!
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Valentine
4 months ago
Really? I always thought it was C.
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Temeka
4 months ago
No way, it's D for sure!
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Shala
4 months ago
I thought it was A, the master schedule?
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Raymon
4 months ago
Definitely D, that's the Bill of Materials.
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Antonio
5 months ago
Could it be A? I remember it has to do with planning, but I'm leaning towards D as the best choice for listing ingredients.
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Valene
5 months ago
I feel like I've seen a question like this before, and I think the master schedule is more about timing than components.
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Katy
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about purchase orders being more about acquiring materials rather than listing them.
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Pete
5 months ago
I think the answer might be D, Bill of materials, because it usually details all the components needed for production.
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Lashonda
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused on how exactly to use the personas for performance testing. I'll need to review the material on personas and how they differ from usability testing.
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Devorah
5 months ago
I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The question is asking us to identify the unsuitable options, so I'll focus on the potential problems with the xml:id attribute.
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Anthony
5 months ago
I remember we discussed the impact of social responsibility in mergers, so maybe the discussions with anti-poverty groups could have some significance after all.
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