If a Load Report (Resource Requirements Profile) Shows a Work

question 11

Multiple Choice

If a load report (resource requirements profile) shows a work centre scheduled beyond capacity

• A) the company must add capacity by enlarging the facility.
• B) the company must add capacity by such tactics as overtime and subcontracting.
• C) the work centre's load may be smoothed by such tactics as operations splitting or lot splitting.
• D) the aggregate plan must be revised.
• E) the Wagner-Whitin algorithm should be used to rebalance the load.

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Definitions:

Precedence Relationships

Logical relationships that determine the sequence in which activities must be performed in project management and scheduling.

Slack

The amount of time that a project task can be delayed without causing a delay to subsequent tasks or the overall project timeline.

Critical Paths

The sequence of stages determining the minimum time needed to complete a project, highlighting the most important tasks that directly affect the completion time.

Slack

A measure of the flexibility in scheduling activities; it represents the amount of time that a task in a project can be delayed without causing a delay to subsequent tasks or the project completion date.