ISM INTE Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

A sourcing manager needs to outsource production in order to meet demand for a specific product. The internal production schedule and forecasted sales have been provided for the next nine months. Internal production follows a level schedule of 4,000 units per month and up to 7,000 units may be stored in inventory. There is no beginning inventory for January. During what month(s) will outsourced production be required to meet forecasted sales?

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Unit Sales3,0003,0004,0001,0009,0005,0004,0003,0005,000

A company that manufactures rubber balls wishes to discontinue production and move into the golf ball industry. Consider the following steps in the disposition of the current inventory of rubber balls:

I. Dispose of the rubber balls per local regulations

II. Sell the rubber balls on the open market

III. Grind up the rubber balls and donate the material for a playground in the community

IV. Work with engineering to determine if the rubber can be used in the new golf ball line

In order to maximize recovery of its investment, which of the following is the BEST order for the application of these steps (from first to last)?

A manufacturer receives notice from one of its largest customers stating that, from this point on, it will only accept environmentally friendly boxes for packaging. The manufacturer checks the remaining packaging in its inventory and finds that it still has over six months' worth of boxes that are not made of environmentally-friendly materials. These boxes are custom-designed and cannot be returned to the packaging material supplier. In this situation, the manufacturer would be BEST served by doing which of the following?