Using the information provided, how many employees are needed to accomplish the planned production?
Beginning inventory 250
Total annual forecast demand 60,000
Ending inventory target 250
Working days per month 20
Number of periods 12
Employee productivity 25 per day

A company has an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process with monthly plans over a 24 month horizon. The sales and marketing functions have requested that a new product introduction be moved from the tenth month to the sixth month of the current plans which would require a 10% increase in production for months six through nine. Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate next step in response to the request?

A chemical plant refines crude oil from a nearby oil field into a few bulk chemicals that are stored on-site. The master planning of resources processes in this situation would most appropriately focus on:

Which of the following factors typically has the largest effect on the schedule developed by an advanced production scheduling (APS) system?

A large general hospital considers implementing a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to improve utilization of its surgical resources. The S&OP process:

An intensive distribution channel strategy would be most appropriate for which of the following types of product?

The primary objective of distribution network design is to balance total distribution cost with which of the following factors?

Which of the following techniques typically uses the bills of material for master schedule items in determining the capacity required?

A forecasting method that responds slowly to changes in demand would be most appropriate when the historical demand pattern shows a major:

Sales and Operation Planning＇s (S&OP) primary objective is:

Which of the following factors should be considered when evaluating a master production schedule change?