1.In the production of pizza, which of the following four variables is NOT an input variable?
a.The amount of dough prepared for the pizza
b.The temperature of the oven
c.The type of chees on the pizza
d.The time that the customer leaves the pizza in the refrigerator
2. The Just-In-Time production is associated with a system.
a.Push
b.Pull
Answer 1
Option d
Input variables means the factors that contribute to the production of goods . Similarly in given example the factors like dough preparation, types of cheese and the setting of temperature adds to make a pizza so these are input variables and the time customer leaves pizza is no where related to making of pizza so it doesn't form part of input variables.
Answer 2
Option b = pull system
The push-pull strategy is made to make the balance of inventory in sales and demand period.
The push stratergy is used when the forecasting of inventory is to be done to meet up the demands of customers
Example: material requirement planning
Pull system
In pull system the company looks whether it is able to complete the orders of customers in given time there just in time is one of the example of pull system
1.In the production of pizza, which of the following four variables is NOT an input variable?...