Using the following information calculate the average return on investment
Purchase Price = $50,000
Life span of new machine = 7 years
Annual earnings before depreciation and tax = 20,000

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

A critical issue for management to control in forecasting is

Management agrees that a good way to win sales for their standard product that compete in a highly variable demand market is to switch from MTO to MTS. The primary order winner for this product was most likely

The most frequent value in a group of values is known as

Sales and operations planning addresses both monetary units and product families because

Which of the following actions will most likely ensure end-user support for a new computerized information management system?

Customer relationship management supports total quality management because

A customer order 50pcs withing the planning time fence. A change order has been received to increase the quantity to 100. There us a forecast in the period of 80. Which of the following changes should occur?