Which of the following factors typically has the largest effect on the schedule developed by an advanced production scheduling (APS) system?

Which of the following statement about pyramid forecasting in most accurate?

Which of the following methods is most likely to be used to prioritize problems to be addressed?

In an attempt to reduce costs associated with information system transaction, which of the following approaches should be considered?
I. Backflushing component issues
II. Reducing levels in the BOM
III. Using EDI to transmit orders to suppliers
IV. Reducing lot sizes of manufactured products

In discrete manufacturing, CRP receives which two of the following items from MRP:
I. Due dates
II. Order quantities
III. Standard hours
IV. Low-level codes

What functions may be directly involved in developing and maintaining customer-supplier relationships?
1. Purchasing department
II. Product engineering
III. Quality management
IV. Human resources

Which two of the following conditions describe and environment that most likely will support change successfully?
I. The CEO spearheads the change process
II. The organization is under considerable internal or external pressure to improve;
III. Major projects are tackled first to achieve maximum benefit;
IV. Experimentation is accepted as a part of the change process;

Which of the following tools is best for identifying quality problems for a process?

DRP serves which of the following purposes in the marketplace?

Barriers to overcome in developing a lean customer relationship include the customer＇s fear of which of the following situations?
I. Sharing proprietary data
II. Missing delivery dates
III. Having a single-source supplier
IV. Having to install an EDI system

Within an approach using both JIT and TQC, what is the role of TQC?