In the Kaizen process, goals should be established which are:

In a company that regularly has a past due order condition backward scheduling in MRP and forward scheduling in an ATO environment have what in common?

The following information is available for a work center on day 8. The start date and end days are based solely on internal setup and run time. Based on the critical ratio. Which of the following jobs is the next to be started?
Job Start work day End work day
W 11 14
X 10 15
Y 8 12
Z 9 12

Which of the following actions minimizes or eliminates wasteful activities in an operation?

Which 2 of the following approaches to product design most positively impact manufacturing performance?
1. Reducing parts complexity
2. Organizing design processes
3. Debugging during the manufacturing cycle
4. Integrating product and process design

A company monitors production by knowing that is in process and what the queue time is. Average run time is 1 hour and queue time are kept fairly uniform by the planning and scheduling process. Jobs are produced in First in, First out sequence. Which of the following information is earlier for monitoring purposes in this scenario?

A job shop environment includes

Actual queue time of a job at a work center is most impacted by the

A potential process transition point that a business with declining production volume may face is

Increasing lead times in an effort to get more work done and meet the schedule will most likely result in

Identifying sources for procurement regardless of location is an example of