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On page 98, Rogo's team decides to implement a release-of-materials schedule. As Bob Donovan notes, "We don't want too much inventory flooding the floor. but we also don't want too little." The following table shows parts per hour for the NCX-10 area and the two prior departments which pass work in progress to the NCX-10: Are the two prior departments subordinate to and synchronized with the NCX-10? Choice 1: No. The NCX-10 will be starved for parts. Choice 2: Yes. The release-of-materials schedule is synchronized with the NCX10. Please input your choice into the box below using either " 1 " or " 2 ". Do not use the word "Choice