Question 1

Your client uses product categories and global sourcing rules for supply planning. However, their newest product doesn't follow these rules. For a specific item in the category, it needs to be sourced from a different supplier globally.How should they set this up for the easiest maintenance, going forward?

Options :

A : Create a new global sourcing rule for the item; remove the category level assignments and create new item level assignments for all items in the category pointing each to the correct global sourcing rule.

B : Create a new local sourcing rule for the item; assign it to the assignment set at the item level; leave the category as is for the remainder of the products.

C : Create a new global sourcing rule for the item; assign it to the assignment set at the item-organization level; leave the category as is for the remainder of the products.

D : Create a new global sourcing rule for the item; assign it to the assignment set at the item level; leave the category as is for the remainder of the products.

E : Create a new global sourcing rule for the item; assign it to the assignment set at the item-organization level; alter the category to be category-organization for the remainder of the products.

Answer: D

Question 2

Another planner has previously created a supply plan, but you now need to make some changes so that you can do some 'what-if' analysis. How can you go about duplicating this plan?

Options :

A : You cannot duplicate plans. You must create a completely new supply plan.

B : Manage Plans > Search and select supply plan > Actions > Duplicate.

C : Run process 'Duplicate supply plans' with existing plan as parameter.

D : Manage Plans > Search and select supply plan > Actions > Edit Plan Options > Select Copy.

E : You cannot duplicate a plan that is not owned by you.

Answer: B

Question 3

Which is the correct sequence of possible solutions that a constrained plan might consider when attempting to resolve a capacity or resource overload?

Options :

A : First alternate resources, then substitute components, then alternate work definitions and item structures, and finally, alternate suppliers and source organizations.

B : First alternate suppliers, then alternate resources, then substitute components, then alternate work definitions and item structures, and finally, alternate source organizations.

C : First subscribe components, then alternate resources, then alternate work definitions and item structures, and finally, alternate suppliers and source organizations.

D : First alternate item structures, and work definitions, then substitute components, then alternate resources, and finally, alternate suppliers and source organizations.

Answer: A

Question 4

Which statement applies only to the planning of back-to-back items and not standard items?

Options :

A : Planning analyzes supply shortages and capacity overloads using any of the standard planning tools.

B : Must use Global Order Promising and Supply Chain Orchestration to release and create new supplies

C : Must have added sourcing rules to the Global Order Promising assignment set.

D : Planning pegs reserved supplies to sales orders.

E : Planning collects bookings or shipments history to forecast items.

Answer: B

Question 5

Your client wants to create a supply plan that only considers sales order and disregards forecast demand within a specific demand horizon. What must you do to accomplish this?

Options :

A : Manage Plans > Search and select supply plan > Supply tab > Organizations and Schedules tab > Remove all demand schedules

B : Manage Plans > Search and select demand plan > Demand tab > General tab > Select 'Do no spread forecast'

C : Manage Plans > Search and select demand plan > Demand tab > General tab > Check Demand Time Fence Control

D : Manage Plans > Search and select supply plan > Supply tab > General tab > Advanced Options > Check 'Create time fence'

E : Manage Plans > Search and select supply plan > Supply tab > General tab > Check Demand Time Fence Control

Answer: A