Homework
Each of your answers should be written using your own words. Do not copy and paste from your textbook or an Internet source. Ensure you cite your work and add reference(s) at the end of your journal. These should be the sources you are citing in your work. You should not need to do research from additional resources unless the question specifically asks you to do so;
A. Define aggregate planning.
B. List the strategic objectives of aggregate planning. Which one of these is most often addressed by the quantitative techniques of aggregate planning? Which one of these is generally the most important?
C. Identify five specific requirements of an effective MRP system?
D. What are the typical benefits of ERP?
E. Name five priority sequencing rules. Explain how each works to assign jobs.
F. What are the advantages to finite capacity scheduling?
G. J.C. Howard's medical testing company in Kansas wishes to assign a set of jobs to a set of machines. The following table provides the production data of each machine when performing the specific job:
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MACHINE
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JOB
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A
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B
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C
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D
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1
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7
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9
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8
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10
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2
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10
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9
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7
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6
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3
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11
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5
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9
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6
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4
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9
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11
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5
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8
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1. Determine the homework of jobs to machines that will maximize total production.
2. What is the total production of your homeworks?
H. What is JIT?
I. What is TPS?
J. What are the characteristics of supplier partnerships with respect to suppliers?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.