What Uses Sales Forecasts to Make Sure That Needed Parts

question 26

Multiple Choice

What uses sales forecasts to make sure that needed parts and materials are available at the right time and place in a specific company?

• A) Transportation planning system
• B) Distribution management system
• C) Inventory management and control system
• D) Materials requirement planning system

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

Contribution margin is the amount by which a product's sales price exceeds its total variable costs, indicating how much contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Bottleneck Process

A bottleneck process is a stage in production that reduces the efficiency of the operation due to limited capacity, slowing down the overall process flow and impacting productivity.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to related products and services.

Factory Overhead

Costs associated with manufacturing operations that are not directly tied to specific units of production, such as utilities and rent for the manufacturing space.