1. What is the most significant tradeoff specific to logistics?
A. Balancing supply and demand B. Balancing the needs of the public and private domain rights C. Faster modes require higher prices D. Less handling reduces costs
2. In an MRP problem, A is an MPS item. Every A requires 2 B's and 3 C's. Every B requires 5 C's. All lead times are two periods. Initial inventory values for A is 100, B is 200 and C is 0. Use lot-4-lot method for order quantities for all items. If gross requirement for A is 800 in period 9, what will be the planned order release for B in period 5?
a. 1600
b. 1400
c. 700
d. 800
e. 1200