Planning horizon: 18 months
Working days per planning period: 22
Production planning approach: Level
Total demand: 72000units
Beginning inventory: 4800units
Target for ending inventory: 6600
Planned lot size: 2000
The production per planning period required to satisfy this plan in units is closest to

Sales has identified an opportunity to develop a new market for a product family and requested an increase in the production plan. Which of the following actions would be most
appropriate in this situation?

Which of the following actions would most likely lead to an achievable master production schedule?

In the master scheduling process, customer orders are the only source of demand in periods

Which of the following tradeoffs should be considered to improve the performance of a distribution network?

A company wanting to maintain a high level of customer service at the lowest inventory carrying cost should place safety stock in:

Which of the following goals is the primary outcome of distribution requirements planning?

Which of the following actions is part of the pre-sales and operations planning meeting?

A Canadian-based company has a long-term contract with a US-based supplier. The Canadian company has been experiencing short shipments and variations of the supply lead time with the US supplier for a few months. Which of the following is the most
appropriate action for the master production scheduler in this situation?

Distribution requirements planning would most directly interface with:

The question below is based on the following production environment information: In which facility would product unit costs most likely be reduced through a setup reduction program?
Facility A Facility B Facility C Facility D
Product volume High High Lower Lower
Product variety High Lower High Lower
Production LT Long Short Long Short
Operation/product Many Few Many Few
Production resources Many Many Few Few