1. Which of the following activities is the most appropriate use of an advanced planning and scheduling system?

A) Selecting the target market for a product
B) Optimizing transportation routes
C) Creating a daily demand forecast
D) Identifying constraints within a facility



2. A company that manufactures complex mechanical assemblies to customer order and ships them directly to the customer is implementing manufacturing cells.The benefit most likely to result from this effort is a reduction in the:

A) number of component shortages.
B) production planning horizon.
C) time to fill customer orders.
D) response time to a request for quote.



3. An information technology system that couples enterprise resources planning and an advanced planning system would be most appropriate for which of the following types of business operations?

A) Multiple plants in multiple industries
B) Multiple plants in the same supply chain
C) Multiple supply chains of different products
D) Multiple supply chains of the same product



4. Which of the following outcomes is an expected benefit of effectively implementing supply chain event management software?

A) Inventory data are captured in real time.
B) Files are transferred from one corporation to another.
C) Notifications of variances from plans are triggered.
D) Communication protocols between companies are standardized.



5. The practice of purchasing items in large quantities and requesting that shipments be delivered directly to customers is referred to as:

A) drop shipping.
B) cross-docking.
C) breaking bulk.
D) freight equalization.