o be measured for the new replenishment process
            
• Production targets for the manufacturing plant. This number needs to be
             realistic and based on the projected manufacturing quantities that the
             automobile company plans to undertake. This production target is
             generally not fixed. It might vary depending on the overall car sales
             projection for the year and month
            
• The time requirements from when the order is made to when the tires are
             delivered need to be documented. Analyzing this information will provide
             both Goodyear and the auto manufacturer a true picture of the
             distribution time variance that might exist in the system.
            
• Goodyear has different product lines that are needed to satisfy the
             demands of a wide variety of auto manufacturers. Production schedules
             that match demand schedules will have to be correlated. Based on the
             order quantity and delivery dates, batch or flow type tire production
             processes might be implemented in the tire manufacturing plant.
            
• Production might also need synchronization with respect to the delivery
             pattern. A form of ERP information setup might be needed to help every
             department within the Goodyear track relevant and specific needs. For
             example, excess demand of brand "A" might require activation of that
             specific "product A" production line. This activation in turn has to
             trigger the suppliers of raw material for brand A such that these raw
             materials are delivered in time for the processes to proceed in a timely
            
• Goodyear needs to collect information of the production capacity in any
             of the plants and the time-period from procurement of materials to
             finished products. This time-evaluation is very critical. It provides
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