1) What motivations typically cause firms to initiate a facilities location or relocation project?
2) How do facility location decisions differ for service facilities and manufacturing plants?
3) Discuss the importance of the master production schedule in an MRP system.
4) ) Product A is an end item and is made from two units of B and four of C. B is made of three units of D and two of E. C is made of two units of F and two of E. A has a lead-time of one week. B, C, and E have lead times of two weeks, and D and F have lead times of three weeks. Show the bill of materials (product tree structure).
5) If you are in the business of making roller skates, would the wheels needed be dependent or independent on the production levels? Would the demand for roller skates be dependent or independent?