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In finite loading, no consideration is given directly to whether there is sufficient capacity at the resources required to complete the work, nor is the actual sequence of the work as done by each resource in the work center considered.

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?