Operations Management and Student CD
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Author: HEIZER, Jay, RENDER, Barry
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 16, Problem 4P
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To determine: The size of Kanban and number of Kanban needed for the mainshaft assembly.
Introduction: An inventory
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3. Qualitative Methods are used when situation is vague and little data exist
4. Predict sales of existing products and services is called Demand forecasting
5. Forecasting is about predicting the future.
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Question 16
Which of the following best explains why we had to dispose of the utensils between plates?
1. To keep the supply companies in business
2. To prevent cross contaminating the plates
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