Exam 6: Integrated Operations Planning

Dell computer is making a forecast for the next year, which of the following forecasts would most likely have the largest forecast error (as measure by the percentage error)?

As a forecasting technique, moving average:

a company implements its monthly S&OP process, the process should begin with:

A company is using exponential smoothing to develop its forecast. It should choose an alpha factor:

recent years some companies have begun to work closely with their customers and/or suppliers by sharing information to develop forecasts of demand. The procedure they are following is known as:

Knowing the location and status of inventory and resources is referred to as:

Which of the following illustrates a typical conflict in objectives between sales and operations?

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of S&OP?

Which of the following is NOT a key to making S&OP work in an organization.