A customer requests an order of 100 units in Period 1. The master schedule for the item indicates an available-to-promise(ATP) of 85 units for Period 1. Which of the following approaches is the most appropriate course of action?

Promise the 85 units in Period 1 and the remaining 15 units in the next possible ATP period.

Increase the master production schedule (MPS) quantity in Period 1 by 15 units.

Promise the 100 units, and then check on component availability.

Promise the 85 units in Period 1 and the remaining 15 units in the next possible ATP period.

Promise the 100 units by removing 15 units from another customer's order with a smaller revenue value.

A vendor-managed inventory (\VMI) program provides a benefit to the buying company in which of the following ways?

Reduces administrative expenses

Reduces the number of quality notifications

What is the purpose of a buffer in the theory of constraints (TOC)?

It prevents unplanned idleness of the resource.

It allows for processing jobs at a lower rate than demand.

It prevents unplanned idleness of the resource.

It identifies the root cause of the constraint.

It opens an opportunity to exploit the system.

The horizon for forecasts that are input to the sales and operations planning (S&O0P) process should be long enough that:

required resources can be properly planned.

cumulative forecast deviation approaches zero.

planned product launches can be incorporated.

required resources can be properly planned.

supply constraints can be resolved.

Rivalry among competing sellers is generally weaker when:

buyer demand is growing rapidly.

the products of rival sellers are commodities.

buyer costs to switch brands are low.

the number of rivals increases, and rivals are of roughly equal size and competitive capability.

The most relevant measure of customer service performance is:

service perceived by the customer against service expected by the customer.

service promised to the customer against service measured by the supplier.

customer complaints received as a percentage of orders shipped.

positive customer feedback as a percentage of customer feedback.

The sales and operations planning (S&OP) process in an assemble-to-order (ATO) production environment focuses on control of:

key intermediate part inventory.

An advantage of applying ABC classification to a firm's replenishment items is that:

it allows planners to focus on critical products.

it distinguishes independent demand from dependent demand.

it allows planners to focus on critical products.

it provides better order quantities than the economic order quantity (EOQ]).

it allows the firm to utilize time-phased order point (TPOP).

Compared to traditional supplier relationships, a more strategic view of supplier relationships would require:

maintaining communication based on trust.

offering the supplier more business.

adopting electronic data interchange (EDI).

implementing concurrent engineering.

Which of the following is an example of implosion in distribution requirements planning (DRP)?

Gathering information from several field locations and aggregating it at the manufacturing facility

Gathering information from the manufacturing facility and distributing it to the field locations

Redistributing inventory from several warehouses to one central warehouse N

Redistributing inventory from several field locations and centralizing it at the manufacturing facility

An organization has seen inventory increase every month for the past year and financial performance has net met expectations. Which of the following processes would most appropriately address correcting the problem?

Sales and operations planning (S&OP)

Ergonomic workstation design should incorporate:

reduction of repetitive motion.

bending so as to reduce monotony of work.

A benefit of the ISO 9000 series of specifications is that:

purchasers may accept 130 certifications, minimizing additional surveys.

suppliers are approved automatically for use by all purchasers.

purchasers may accept 130 certifications, minimizing additional surveys.

the need for supplemental surveys and supplier visits is eliminated.

the responsibility for supplier auditing and selection can be outsourced.

In the supplier selection process, what will be the potential advantages of multiple sourcing?

Long relationship and short lead times

More supplier options and better product development

Which of the following actions best supports a company's strategic focus on delivery speed to improve competitive advantage?

Maintaining high-capacity utilization

Implementing rapid process improvements

Which of the following strategies can improve the effectiveness of a company's customer value proposition and enhance its differentiation in the market?

Adopt best practices that improve product design.

Relocate high-cost activities to other geographic areas.

Outsource activities to outside vendors or contractors.

Invest in productivity enhancing technological improvements.

Adopt best practices that improve product design.

Up-to-date information about production order status is required to do which of the following tasks?

Calculate the cost of work in process (WIP).

A machine is suddenly having excessive downtime. Which of the following tools would be used in a root cause corrective action process to determine the problem?

Failure mode effects analysis (FMEA)

Standardized work analysis chart

Which of the following trade-offs should be evaluated when determining where to place inventory in a multi-echelon supply chain network?

Transportation cost and delivery time

Production cost and lot size quantity

Purchase cost and shrinkage rates

Transportation cost and delivery time

Customer price and order quantity

Which of the following trade-offs should be evaluated when determining where to place inventory in a multi-echelon supply chain network?

Transportation cost and delivery time

Production cost and lot size quantity

Purchase cost and shrinkage rates

Transportation cost and delivery time

Customer price and order quantity

Establishment of goals and baselines prior to entering the plan-do-check-act (FDCA) cycle allows improvement teams to:

determine whether an effective change was made in the process.

determine if improvement potential is complete.

assure successful completion of the improvement effort.

complete the project with fewer iterations.

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Work Center 1 has an available capacity of 1,200 hours per month. Which of the following amounts represents the cumulative difference between the required capacity and the available capacity of Months 1 through 37

150

1,250

3,750

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