Which one of the following is NOT an input to master production schedule (MPS)?

• A.Forecasts for individual end items
• B.Inventories and existing capacity
• C.Bill of materials
• D.Sales orders

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To provide the required level customer service, to minimize the costs of transportation and handling, and to be able to interact with the factory to minimize the scheduling problems are all objectives of:

• A.Order completeness management
• B.Distribution inventory management
• C.None of the above
• D.Central supply management

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The concept in which to preplan and generate schedules but instead to react to the final customer order and produce only what is needed to satisfy demand and then only when it is needed, is known as:

• A.Pull system
• B.Put system
• C.Buffer system
• D.Defensive system

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A simple system that signals the need for more products is known as:

• A.Kanban system
• B.Manifesto system
• C.Demanding system
• D.Lot-for-more system

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Currently, there is a trend towards more specialization in manufacturing whereby a factory specializes in a narrow product mix for a niche market. Generally, focused factories are thought to be more effectively and economically than more complex factories, the reason being that:

• A.The focused factory may be a "factory within a factory," an area in an existing factory set aside to specialize in a narrow product mix
• B.specialization has the disadvantage of inflexibility
• C.All of these
• D.repetition and concentration in one area allow the workforce and management to gain the advantages of specialization.

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