Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE Regarding Tactics for Load

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding tactics for load smoothing?

• A) Overlapping means sending the lot to two different machines for the same operation.
• B) Operations splitting results in longer throughput times.
• C) Order splitting involves breaking up the order and running part of it earlier or later in the schedule.
• D) Order splitting sends pieces to the second operations before the entire lot is completed on the first operation.
• E) None of these is true.

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