When a provider is targeting to provide extra special attributes that satisfy niche needs and cost is not the
key factor. Which of the 5 generic competitive advantages identified by the text "Crafting and Executing Strategy" by Thompson, Strikland and Gamble would be described?

A company produces some of its 20 top sellers everyday, and has a customer service policy of 99.5%, with next day shipments for each order. What is the most likely reason for not carrying safety stock on their highest volume products?

Use of which two of the following techniques best supports the planning needs of an ATO manufacturer that produces a product with many options and whose order winner is delivery speed?
1. Safety lead time for finished goods
2. Safety stock of finished products
3. Safety stock for long lead time components
4. Planning bills that overplan options

Which production environment will most benefit from CTP functionality?

Which of the following products is most likely to be the simplest to develop a sales and operations plan for?

Long range forecasts typically use which of the following forecasting techniques?

Which of the following processes employs a finite scheduling model of a company＇s manufacturing system to determine when an item can be delivered?

The 1st step to be produced in the planning of the scheduling of goods and services is

A forecast technique used to define the relationship between two or more variables, used to predict one variable over another is

Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Forecast 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Customer PO 10 11 9 11 8 11 9 8
PAB 15 5 34 24 13 33 22 12 32
ATP
MPS 40 30 30
Using the information provided, what are the available to promise quantities for periods one through five?

Which of the following results is most indicated in the information provided regarding customer service levels?
Dec Jan Feb Mar
Sales plan 40 50 50 60
Actual sales 38 51 47 64
Difference -2 1 -3
Cumulative differences -2 -1 -4

Production plan 50 50 60 60
Actual production 40 48 60 60
Difference -10 -2 0
Cumulative differences -10 -12 -12

Backlog plan 40 30 30 20 20
Actual backlog 38 41 28
Difference 8 11 8