In a make-to-work environment, which of the following factors is a key determinant of inventory levels necessary to support customer demand?

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;

A manufacturer＇s decision to extend the degree of forward integration should be influenced by its desire to do which of the following?
I. Reduce the uncertainty of demand;
II. Erect barriers to potential competitors;
III. Reduce the number of processes to be controlled;

Which of the following tools is considered an important quality management tool?

All of the following activities focus on promoting supply chain efficiencies except

Development of an effective work team involved which of the following guideline?

Which of the following elements is not part of a quality of the source effort?

A plant refines a raw material into a bulk liquid chemical using a highly automated production process, which of the following would be the most appropriate operational unit of measure of capacity and load in this situation?

Which of the following network planning techniques analyze a project＇s completion time for planning and control tool?