The QFD process can be facilitated with a process known as

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

Which of the following will result from the level strategy of production planning?
I. Production occurs at exactly the same rate as the sales forecast for each period.
II. Inventory will generally build.
III. The labor force and capacity usage remains stable.

Which of the following sources of demand should be considered in production planning?
I. Order backlog from customers
II. Scheduled receipts
III. Interplant transfer of parts

Every company should have a set of functional plans synchronizing activities across functions that specify production levels, capacity levels, staffing levels, funding levels, etc. to achieve the intermediate goals and objectives of the organization. This plan would be called the:

In which of the following environments would the capable-to-promise (CTP) functionality be least helpful?

In a make-order environment, it is important to control the customers order after it has been entered into the system. Frequently, the order is taken and a great deal of engineering must occur before the final product is shipped to the customer. As a result, certain product features are known at order entry time, while others must be engineered. To help reduce engineering lead times, which of the following techniques can be used?

Which of the following would best describe where customer service levels and safety stocks are defined?