An objective of the production planning process is to

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

Key linkages managed by distribution requirements planning within the supply chain include links to:

From a management perspective, the choice of transportation mode and routing primarily
will affect the:

The question below is based on the following information: A company has chosen to execute a level production plan. What is the production rate per period?
Beginning inventory: 8 units
Desired ending inventory: 0 unit
Inventory carrying cost: $5/unit/period
Stockout cost: $25/unit/period

Period 1 2 3 4 5
Forecast 100 125 120 95

In which of the following environments does demand change from dependent to independent at the raw material level?

When the overall distribution requirements planning system is structured to achieve a high level of customer service, the outcome generally will be:

The primary outputs of the pre-sales and operations planning (S&OP) meeting are: