A MTO company is in the process of implementing lean manufacturing techniques, making equipment layout changes and standardizing the designs of their highest value product in order to transition to ATO, which of the following actions should also be taken to reduce the backlog from 6 to 3 weeks?

Sales and operations planning in a make-to-stock environment is concerned with projecting

Production is being planned to emphasize the utilization of a critical and very expensive
piece of capital equipment. Which of the following production planning strategies should be
used?

In an assemble-to-order environment, which of the following indicators is most appropriate
for measuring the effectiveness of the master scheduling process?

If the master production schedule is overstated, which of the following short-term actions is most appropriate?

In a capacity-constrained situation, which of the following actions is best to take if marketing wants to increase production of a master schedule item?

Which of the following statements is true about items that appear on a final assembly schedule?

Translation of a master production schedule directly into key resources results in a:

The question below is based on the following information: Which of the following weekly production rates best supports these criteria?
In a repetitive manufacturing environment where a level production rate must be maintained, the following customer backlog must be satisfied with NO late shipment;
Week Customer backlog qty
1 78
2 68
3 90
4 58
5 56

Rough-cut capacity planning is best used to:

In an assemble-to-order environment, which of the following factors is most significant in determining which items should be master scheduled?