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

question 122

Multiple Choice

If a load report (resource requirements profile) shows a work center 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 center'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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