Which of the following would tend to increase the importance of supply chain management?

O increased globalization

O greater emphasis on local markets reduced competitive pressures

O lower levels of outsourcing

O increased supply chain stability

The $\underline{\phantom{\text{xxxxx}}}$ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills.

a. PhD

b. PsyD

c. postdoctoral training program

d. dissertation

Which of the following factors does NOT control the stability of a slope?

A. the angle of repose for intact bedrock

B. whether the slope is rock or soil

C. the amount of water in the soil

D. the orientation of fractures, cleavage, and bedding

The two most important factors in choosing a forecasting technique are:

a. cost and time horizon

b. accuracy and time horizon

c. cost and accuracy

d. quantity and quality

e. objective and subjective components

"""Capital gains taxes Perkins Manufacturing is considering the sale of two nondepreciable assets, X and Y. Asset X was purchased for $2,000 and will be sold today for$2,250. Asset Y was purchased for $30,000 and will be sold today for$35,000. The firm is subject to a 40% tax rate on capital gains.

b. Calculate the tax on the sale of each asset."

Plot the average tax rates (measured on the y axis) against the pretax income levels (measured on the x axis). What generalization can be made concerning the relationship between these variables? Using the corporate tax rate schedule.

What is the "80/20" rule, and how does it apply to total quality management?

To computer customer satisfaction with holiday gift purchases of digital gear from online and walk-in retailers, a researcher randomly selects 30 customer ratings of online retailers and 31 customer ratings of walk-in retailers. The mean customer rating of online retailers is 90 out of 100. Assume the population standard deviation is 3.4. The mean customer rating of walk-in retailers is 88 out of 100. Assume the population standard deviation is 3.5. At $\alpha=0.01$, can the researcher support the claim that the mean customer rating of online retailers is greater than the mean customer rating of walk-in retailers?

National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly sales for a seven-month period were as follows:

a. Plot the monthly data on a sheet of graph paper. b. Forecast September sales volume using each of the following: (1) The naive approach. (2) A five month moving average. (3) A weighted average using .60 for August, .30 for July, and .10 for June. (4) Exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant equal to .20, assuming a a March forecast of 19(000). (5) A linear trend equation. c. Which method seems least appropriate? Why? ( Hint: Refer to your plot from part a. ) d. What does use of the term sales rather than demand presume?

Consider a standard deck of 52 well-shuffled cards. a) In how many ways can you select five cards? b) In how many ways can you select five cards if three of them are hearts? c) In how many ways can you select five cards if only one of them is black?

Compute seasonal relatives for this data using the SA method:

A pharmacist has been monitoring sales of a certain over-the-counter pain reliever. Daily sales during the last 15 days were

Day: $\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$ 1 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 2 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 3 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 4 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 5 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 6 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 7 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 8 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 9

Number sold: $\,\,\,\,$ 36 $\,\,$ 38 $\,\,$ 42 $\,\,$ 44 $\,\,$ 48 $\,\,$ 49 $\,\,$ 50 $\,\,$ 49 $\,\,\,\,$ 52

Day: $\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$ 10 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 11 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 12 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 13 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 14 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 15

Number sold: $\,\,\,\,$ 48 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 52 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 55 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 54 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 56 $\,\,\,\,\,$ 57

a. Which method would you suggest using to predict future sales—a linear trend equation or trend-adjusted exponential smoothing? Why?

b. If you learn that on some days the store ran out of the specific pain reliever, would that knowledge cause you any concern? Explain.

c. Assume that the data refer to demand rather than sales. Using trend-adjusted smoothing with an initial forecast of 50 for day 8, an initial trend estimate of 2, and $\alpha$ = $\beta$ = .3, develop forecasts for days 9 through 16. What is the MSE for the eight forecasts for which there are actual data

An analyst must decide between two different forecasting techniques for weekly sales of roller blades: a linear trend equation and the naive approach. The linear trend equation is $F_t$ = 124 + 2 t, and it was developed using data from periods 1 through 10. Based on data for periods 11 through 20 as shown in the table, which of these two methods has the greater accuracy if MAD and MSE are used?

After plotting demand for four periods, an emergency room manager has concluded that a trendadjusted exponential smoothing model is appropriate to predict future demand. The initial estimate of trend is based on the net change of 30 for the three periods from 1 to 4, for an average of + 10 units. Use $\alpha$ = .5 and $\beta$ = .4, and TAF of 250 for period 5. Obtain forecasts for periods 6 through 10.