One method for improving transportation responsiveness within the supply chain is to

Statistical process control is a technique primarily used to

Which of the following project characteristic would suggest using the PERT technique, rather than the critical path method?

The actual output of a work center for a given time period can be determined by evaluating the:

In a continuous flow environment, it is necessary to report which of the following data from the shop floor?

If an operation on a routing is performed out of sequence and the change in sequence is not reported to the formal system, which of the following situation will occur?

A supplier of roller bearing makes lots of 10,000 and sorts them automatically according to size. In a typical lot of 10,000, the sizes break into the categories: The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicates that 100% must be respected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?

When an order in split into two orders, the immediate effect on a job shop work center is to increase which of the following elements?

The average length of time a job must wait at a work center is a function of the:

A work center has one machine that is operated for one shift per day. The shop runs an 8-hour shift 5 days per week. Machine utilization has been 60% with efficiency at 80%. A routing through this work center has a standard run time of .10 hours per piece. Job number 1234 is for 200 pieces. If the utilization is improved to 80%, the difference in calculated lead time for the job is how many days?

Which of the following steps should be first in determining operation start dates for capacity planning?