7) To support data analysis without burdening the operational enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, many companies employ which of the following? a. Mirror data analysis b. Data warehouse c. Consulting services d. Legacy systems 8) Which of the following is a manufacturing process? 1. Engineer to Order b. MPC c. Continuous flow d. S&OP 9) In assemble-to-order, the most likely point where the customer order decoupling is: a. Raw Materials b. Finished Goods c. Suppliers d. Work-in-process parts and components 10) MAD is a very important measure of forecast accuracy because: a. It's a piece of cake" to calculate b. Forecasts are always wrong and must be measured c. Statistically, 60% of forecast error will fall within +/- 1 MAD d. It's used to measure relative cost of different customer service levels 11) In a manufacturing company, a product "A" is manufactured from components "B" and "C". Also, the component "B" is manufactured from parts "D" and "E". Which items should be forecasted? a. only A b. A, B and C c. D and E d. B, CD and E 12) Enterprise resource planning systems coordinate multiple databases used to gather and maintain the company's essential data. a. True b. False 13) Mean absolute deviation measures: a. Forecast trend b. Bias of forecast errors c. Forecast accuracy d. Magnitude of forecast errors