Answers to Study Questions

1 The primary uses of departments are:

• Accounting

• GL account defaults are established at the department level.

• Capacity requirements planning

• Labor capacity of associated work centers.

2 There is no one correct answer. Look at how your company reports capacity and production costs.

3 False. Make Mach/Op less than or equal to the number of machines in the work center.

4 The key here is that wait time cannot be compressed. Usually, wait time is specified for mandatory processes like cooling, drying, or curing.

5 False. Run Routing Update to perform this action.