DOE-design of experiment is used to plan a test to determine clothes whitening by 3 laundry detergents on 3 types of washing machines. Which of the follow is the dependent variable in the experiment?

Master schedule changes inside the firm zone must be managed. These changes should be authorized by the:

Which of the following functions should be involved with the development of the production plan?
I. Marketing
II. Manufacturing
III. Finance

Which of the following would be a symptom of a mismanaged master schedule?
I. The capacity plan is level loaded.
II. The on-time delivery rate is less than 90%.
III. Lead times in the factory are excessively short.
IV. Past due shop orders occasionally occur.

Which of the following statements are true regarding master scheduling?
I. In make-to-stock production environments, component assembly lead time is firm.
II. In make-to-order production environments, final assembly lead time is firm.
III. In assemble-to-order production environments, assembly lead time is firm.
IV. In make-to-stock production environments, order process and shipping lead times are free.

Which of the following are objectives of the master schedule?
I. A level repeating schedule
II. Changes are kept to a minimum
III. The schedule sums to the production plan
IV. Maintain planning bills

Which of the following statements are true regarding the final assembly schedule?
I. It is a statement of the exact set of end products to be built.
II. It controls the manufacturing from fabricated products to shippable products.
III. It schedules the purchase of components not under MPS control which are needed for final assembly.

The rough-cut capacity plan will differ from the resource plan in which of the following ways?
I. The rough-cut capacity plan is less detailed than the resource plan.
II. The rough-cut capacity plan considers more production resources.
III. Lead times are offset in the rough-cut capacity plans.
IV. Rough-cut plans are displayed in months or quarters.

In which of the following environments will the final assembly schedule normally correspond to the MPS?
I. Make-to-stock
II. Make-to-order
III. Assemble-to-order

The major advantage of a two level MPS process is which of the following?

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.