A supplier of roller bearing makes lots of 10000 and short them automatically according to size. In a typical lot of 1000, the sizes break into the categories: The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicated that 100% must be respected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?

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

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between sales and operations planning and lean production?

A standard cost accounting system often is tied directly to the routing and dispatching systems, as well as product structure. Which of the following cost measures are determined from this data?
I. Overhead costs
II. Job cost
III. Standard variances

The design of a manufacturing process for high production volumes would likely facilitate which two of the following outcomes?
I. High frequency of new product introduction
II. Low level of WIP inventory
III. Low level of finished-goods inventory
IV. Low process flexibility except for options

Which of the following outcomes are objectives of a focused factory?
I. Worker specialization
II. Simplified routings
III. Emphasis on end-product throughput

Which of the following statements about the BOM used in MRP is true?
I. It lists components of each assembly;
II. It plays a role in computing requirement;
III. It should be structured to reflect how a product is built;
IV. It should exclude class C items;

A company has started a total quality management program, WIP inventory most likely will:

A number of companies have created electronic scorecards to gather statistics on a variety of topics such as inventory, sales, costs and forecasts. This varying information is often referred to as the:

Which of the following order-fulfillment strategies has the key demand management take of coordinating information on customer＇s product needs with engineering?

A machine supplier realizes that a machine malfunction at a customer＇s facility would result in expensive downtime and repair, the supplier decides to gather information about and stock repair part that might be needed. This action best represents the concept of: