A firm hires a new staff member in its warehousing department. As a FIRST step in the training of this employee, the warehouse manager should
A firm has created the following process flow diagrams depicting two possible strategies for the production of a new product line. The triangles represent inventory, and the rectangles represent processing. Each of the two options start with the same raw materials, and both create the product through two stages of processing.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A manufacturing firm prepares the following materials requirement plan (MRP):
Master Production Schedule
Week123456
Item A101015152020
Relevant Information
ItemItem's ParentItem's Lead TimeItem's Lot SizeItem's Current Inventory
ANone1 weekLFL50
BA2 weeks5010
CB2 weeks5010
Using MRP methodology, how much of Item B should be ordered, and when should it be ordered7