Which of the following statements is true about companies that begin to automate before implementing lean production?

A company manufactures products which have many low level components, a few subassemblies, and a large number of final configurations. Good master scheduling practices would include:

All of the following may contribute to an unrealistic master production schedule except:

Which of the following best describes the term synchronization to the production plan

A company with a cumulative lead time of 13 weeks to manufacture has a planning horizon of 11 weeks. Which of the following will occur?
I. Order releases for suppliers will occur without sufficient lead time.
II. Constant expediting will occur.
III. Manufacturing inefficiencies will be created.

Rough cut capacity planning helps to identify all of the following EXCEPT:

The master production schedule is an input to MRP because of which of the following attributes?
I. It provides a rough cut capacity plan
II. It is a time phased schedule of production items

Companies which master schedule at the end item level are:

Capacity utilization is calculated as:

Which of the following are key elements in defining available-to-promise?
I. It is uncommitted future inventory or capacity.
II. It is calculated from the MPS.
III. It is used for customer order promising.
IV. It is used in make-to-stock and assemble-to-order companies.

Which of the following should be considered during the production planning process?
I. Component requirements
II. Capacity availability
III. Manufacturing labor needs