A company has a mandate to meet schedule dates, CRP has identified a capacity overload, and it appears the product will be shipped late. Which of the following actions should be done first?

Which of the following could be an alternative way of dealing with capacity shortages?

When the MPS is infeasible to produce, which of the following techniques would be used to smooth the capacity requirements?

In a manufacturing operation, capacity to produce is available based on the machine availability. However, the machine requires a special mold which is being repaired, therefore the capacity to produce on the machine is constrained. This type of constraint is known as a:

There are multiple strategies in terms of planning capacity to ensure the capability of producing the planned production. One strategy is to employ a capacity cushion in which the available capacity is more than the needed capacity to meet the plan. The negative aspect of maintaining a capacity cushion is that it reduces:

Of the various capacity planning methods available for high level planning, which would be considered the simplest to establish and use?

To use a resource profile to generate rough-cut capacity plans, all of the following data is necessary EXCEPT:

Which of the following is used in conjunction with time phased MRP records and shop floor system records to calculate the capacity needed to produce both open shop orders and planned orders?

A listing of the required capacity and key resources needed to manufacture one unit of a selected item or family is best defined as:

When there are make-to-order and make-to-stock parts being manufactured using a single set of plant and equipment, it is known as:

Advanced planning and scheduling systems determine the optimal schedule by eliminating: