Which of the following actions is best for a company to take when a 2-week plant shutdown for retooling is planned for the next year?

The most appropriate output of master planning of resource for a firm that produces to forecasting using production lines would be the:

Purchasing and installing one large machine instead of a number of smaller machines

An advantage of using an APS in a MTO with multiple production facilities and warehouses is that it can:

In which of two of the following stages of a product＇s life cycle is a product-focused manufacturing organization most appropriate?

The most desirable initial attribute in suppliers of companies that adopt lean manufacturing is

Which of the following objectives is required to provide customer service?

A reseller of theater tickets has an inventory of two dozen tickets for a play that is scheduled to start in eight hours. Which of the following would be the most appropriate classification of the inventory of tickets?

A firm that relies too heavily on external suppliers may incur which of the following problems?
I. The supplier may evolve into competitors;
II. The firm＇s employees may fail to develop critical skills;
III. The firm may fail to develop technology important to its survival

Which of the following are the desired results of removing a Kanban card from between two steps of a smooth flowing process?
I. Reduced inventory level;
II. The insertion of a Kanban card to replace the one removed;
III. To expose problems;

Which of the following nonfinancial factors are critical to consider when setting up an offshore production facility?
I. Local laws;
II. Quality of labor force;
III. Differences in time zone;
IV. Local infrastructure;