Marketing feedback suggest that a product has entered the final phase of life and is entering its decline stage. The manufacturing VP suggests a reassessment of the current MTS supply strategy to learn if this strategy is mismatched with current market requirements. This assessment is a perfect example of

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?

The utilization of a downstream no bottleneck resource is determined by:

A work center has a balance between the scheduled input and output over the next 4 weeks. One of the 3 machines in the work center will be out of service for 1 week. Currently, 3 operators work the 1st shift, 1 operator works the 2nd shift, and each has a 40-hour work week. Which of the following actions is best to take to maintain the schedule?

Which if the following statements about the MRP due date for a shop order is true?

Which of the following persons has direct responsibility for the accuracy of production activity reporting

Operation-to-operation quantity reporting is most important to which of the following production environments?

To successfully implement a multiple-site pickup of parts from different supplier, it is necessary that:

Which of the following is the primary reason to reduce setup time?

The primary reason for using an empty conveyance container as a triggering signal is to: