In a MTS environment, which of the following is the best reason for developing a manpower plan as part of the sales and operations planning process?

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

The following question is based on the following information: In Period 1, the quantity that would be exploded to component parts 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