2026 MGSC 368v12 Assignment 2 (After completion of Lesson 10) Perfectly done Athabasca University MGSC 368v12 Assignment 2 Student Name:
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Due: After completion of Lesson 10 Credit weight: 20 percent of your final grade Summary: Multiple-choice and problems/discussion questions Part I: Multiple Choice
(8 Marks)
Indicate the correct answer for each multiple-choice question. (2 marks each) 1.
A decoupling point is where inventory is carried and allows the “upstream” part of the supply chain to operate a. b. c. d.
2.
For a car manufacturer, the demand for transmissions is considered a. b. c. d.
3.
relatively dependently on the “downstream” part. relatively independently of the “downstream” part. relatively independently of operational needs. as none of the above.
dependent demand. independent demand. decoupling. inventory redundancy.
Four jobs must be processed through two machines. Each job must be processed on machine 1 before it can processed on machine 2. The following table gives the processing times for the jobs in hours:
Job A B C D
Machine 1 8 26 36 18
Machine 2 24 20 22 28 1