Question

With the popularity of outsourcing and global logistics, the manufacturing environment has seen several changes. Among the following choices, select the changes that don't align with this current manufacturing environment.

A. Shorter product life cycles
B. MRPII is being viewed as the system of the future
C. An increase in fabrication value added
D. Popularity of customer driven supply chains

Answer 1

B) MRPII is being viewed as the system of the future

Step-by-step explanation:

Manufacturing resource planning (MRP I and II) software was replaced by Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, so it is obsolete now.

An increase in fabrication value added : since difference between the selling price and the production costs has increased with outsourcing.

Shorter product life cycles: most technological products have an extremely short life cycle, most never even reach the maturity stage.

Popularity of customer driven supply chains: retailers that do not focus on consumer driven supply chains are having a really bad time, e.g. Sears, Toy R Us, Macy's, etc.