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When work is scheduled in detail using the setup and run time required for each order, then theoretically all schedules will be feasible.

When deciding to add capacity to a factory, which of the following need not be considered?

Assume you are sequencing jobs using Johnson’s rule. A particular job requires 3 hours to assemble and then is followed by 2 hours in the painting department. Which of the following is where you would schedule this job?

In the weighted moving average forecasting model, the weights must add up to one times the number of data points.

The ability to rapidly and inexpensively switch production from one product to another enables what are sometimes referred to as:

As a consultant, you have been thinking about choosing the “right” alpha (smoothing constant) for forecasting using exponential smoothing. Which of the following is most accurate about alpha?

A company wants to forecast demand using the weighted moving average. If the company uses three prior yearly sales values (i.e., year 2014= 160, year 2015= 140, and year 2016= 170), and we want to weight year 2014at 30 percent, year 2015at 30 percent, and year 2016at 40 percent, which of the following is the weighted moving average forecast for year 2017?

Because the scope of ERP packages is very large, it is rarely necessary to add additional software.

Which of the following is the net requirement using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 1,000 and the inventory on hand is 500?

Net change MRP systems are “activity” driven.