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<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>All</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Discussions</strong><br />
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<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>All</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Discussions</strong><br />
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<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 1 Discussion 1<br />
Production Scheduling (graded)<br />
What is the role of master production scheduling in manufacturing planning and control? What other areas interface<br />
with it?<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 1 Discussion 2<br />
Aggregate Planning (graded)<br />
What is aggregate planning? Why might it be important to the master production scheduler?<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 2 Discussion 1<br />
Inventory (graded)<br />
Is inventory an asset or a liability? How do we determine if it is an asset or a liability? Might the determination be<br />
different for different people in the same organization? Please discuss, providing specific examples.<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 2 Discussion 2<br />
Order Timing (graded)<br />
Why is reorder timing so important to a business? Is it more important than when we decide to refill our cars with gas,<br />
or the refrigerator with food? Why?<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 3 Discussion 1<br />
MRP Process (graded)<br />
Discuss the inputs required for the MRP process and the role played by the bill of materials.<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 3 Discussion 2<br />
Bill of Materials (graded)<br />
How is the bill of materials structured, and why is low-level coding used?
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 Discussion 1<br />
Material Requirements Planning (graded)<br />
How does MRP fit in the overall master planning system? Where does it fit with the other parts of the system?<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 Discussion 2<br />
MRP Dynamics (graded)<br />
How does MRP reflect the changing conditions of the shop floor? Why is it important that these transactions be<br />
processed properly? This section lists options that can be used to view responses.<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion 1<br />
MRP II & ERP (graded)<br />
How does an MRP-II system or an ERP system help a company be more successful in managing its business and<br />
achieving its strategic objectives? Relate this to actual situations of companies you are familiar with.<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion 2<br />
Supply Chain Management (graded)<br />
It is said that successful supply chain management will help the various organizations that are part of the same supply<br />
chain operate like a flock of birds, which can suddenly turn in unison as the lead birds change direction! Please<br />
elaborate on this saying, and explain why is this good for those organizations, the end user, and the industry at large?<br />
How does it work?<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 6 Discussion 1<br />
Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (graded)<br />
Compare and contrast rough-cut capacity planning with CRP.<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 6 Discussion 2<br />
CRP (graded)<br />
How does CRP relate to the MPS? How does a nervous MPS affect CRP?<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 7 Discussion<br />
Lean Systems (graded)<br />
What are the three basic principles of lean systems, and how do they support each other in achieving lean-system<br />
goals?<br />
<strong>BSOP</strong> <strong>334</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 8 Discussion<br />
Global Competitiveness in Operations (graded)
It is said that the U.S. economy is turning into a service economy, as opposed to service and manufacturing. Much of<br />
U.S. manufacturing has been outsourced to cheap labor markets, which also operate at higher productivity levels than<br />
U.S. manufacturing. Is this a lost battle, or can we regain our advantage? Suggest some strategies and tactics that<br />
may make this possible.
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