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Which of the following might be a status and exception report used in shop-floor control?

Using the cut-and-try method for aggregate operations planning, we can back calculate beginning inventory if we know the values of other relevant variables. What was the initial inventory if the production requirement was 900, the demand forecast was 1,000, and the necessary safety stock was 20 percent of the demand forecast?

We usually associate the word “seasonal” with recurrent periods of repetitive activity that happen on other than an annual cycle.

Initiating performance of scheduled work is commonly termed “dispatching” of orders.

How do you say “please” in Spanish?

“A measure that is used to determine how many times the same asset can be used to generate revenue and profit” is the definition of which of the following?

A job has 10 days of processing time left to do before completion, and today is the 5th day of the month. If the job is due on the 15th day of the month, what is its critical ratio?

The aggregate operations planning variable “workforce level” refers to the number of workers needed to accomplish the planned production.

Which of the following is the planned-order release using an MRP program if the gross requirement is 670 and the inventory on hand is 600?

Which country do you recommend for the firm’s FDI location for production of the firm’s products for its worldwide sales? Note that production for the firm’s devices will largely be line production employing workers primarily from the lower income (class) group of the population.  Explain your choice by using at least 3 relevant reasons by evaluating the information given in the case and the implications of each country’s cultural characteristics compared to the other country. Any characteristic common to both countries cannot be used a valid reason for your choice. You may use a table structure & bulleted points to make comparisons and implications of country characteristics. BE BRIEF. and point out what characteristic makes a country more attractive for production and why