In a company that has over 20,000 end items in stock, which of the following demand elements is likely to take the most time to assess for sales and operations planning?

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

The question below is based on the following distribution requirements plan: Lead time is 1 week, lot size is 30, and safety stock is 0. Planned order releases would occur in which of
the following sequences?
Period 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gross requirements 20 15 18 23 26 27
Scheduled receipt 30
PAB 12

The following question is based on the following information: The master production schedule quantity that should be placed in Period 7 is:
Lead time=0 Lot size=20
DTF=0 PDF=4
On hand=10 SS=3
Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Forecast 10 10 15 10 10 5 10 10 15
Customer PO 5 2 1
MPS 20 20 20