1. Why is it important for operations management professionals to understanding the detailed process associated with MRP calculations?
2. Not all orders have to evolve to firm planned order (FPO) status. If you could, would you want the ability to firm up all orders in MRP? Why or why not?
3. A queue for business reasons is intended to provide a cushion, or decrease risk, against potential disturbances that occur in the production process. Knowing this, what factors should one consider to determine the length of queues before both non-constrained or constrained (bottleneck) work centers (resources)?