Manufacturing
Essay Questions: Paper needs to have a title page the answers to the questions below and then a reference page.
A. Manufacturing, planning and control (MPC) environment is defined by customer order decoupling point. Define each environment and give an example of each.
B. In forecasting, MacDonald’s Wing® discovered that when it opened its store to the public, it was able to sell 5,000 parachutes in the first year. Given the equation; y=a+bx. Where ‘y’ represents the number of sales and ‘a’ is the number they started with (200), what is the slope of this equation after 2 years? (2 points) (slope is b)
This paper must be a minimum of 2 pages (not including cover and references) and include 3-5 references. Do not just provide an answer straight from the text. Support your work with examples demonstrating an understanding of these concepts and their applicability to real-world situations.
Please upload a Word document using APA format for this assignment. Where applicable, you must show your derivations, analysis and how you obtained the responses/answers. Use title page, in-text citations, references, appropriate font size, double spaces, etc where appropriate. The assignment will be graded for content, APA formatting, met deadlines for submission. See the following rubric below.