An effective technique in a JIT environment to increase management and staff involvement in the production process is:

Which of the following factors would be LEAST useful in determing the sales and operations plan time horizon?

Which of the following best describes the result of TQC?

Managing consignment inventory is an essential function of which of the following processes?

A properly implemented MRP system should result in a reduction of which of the following?
I. Inventory
II. Engineering changes
III. Expediting

Simmons sells a broad range of herbs and spices for health and cooking. The weekly order to the distribution center replenishes the individual items sold each week due to lack of storage capacity. The order may be modified by the store based on upcoming sales promotions or seasonality. Which of the following measures of customer service is of MOST value to the store?

A MTO company believes that reducing customer lead time will result in a competitive advantage and increased sales. The sales and operations planning process should authorize an increase in

The proper sequence to follow when applying benchmarking processes is to

Expediting can be a positive response to business growth and

Reductions in which two of the following production variables form the best performance measure of a MRP?
I. Setup time
II. Number of action messages
III. Average queue
IV. Component shortages

If a MTS company shifts its manufacturing operations to MTO, the effect on annual setup costs and delivery lead time will be which of the following?