Questions on Article A (sections 2 and 4.2.

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1. For what sectors and production strategies is Workload Control (WLC) deemed a suitable
planning concept?
2. Why does the implementation of WLC concept often fail in practice?
3. When is an order incorporated into the planned workload?
4. What are important decisions related to input control?
5. What are the fundamental principles underpinning WLC?
6. What are the theoretical order release methods suggested in WLC?
7. What are the practical order release methods used?
8. Which factors can change the release timing / mechanism of orders?
9. What are the output control measures suggested by WLC?
10. What are the output control measures encountered in practice?