the fundamentals of production planning and control 4. Product A is made from tw

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the fundamentals of production planning and control

4. Product A is made from two components, Band C. It takes one B and three Cs to
make a single product A. Component B is made from two part Ds. Component C
is made from one part D and 2 part Cs. Use this information together with the
data below to answer the following questions:

a. Make MRP records for B, C, D, and E. Production quantities and production
start dates for A are: 20 in week 2, 50 in week 4, 30 in week 6,40 in week 7, 50
in week 9, and 40 in week 11.
b. Suppose the quality manager told you the 120 part Ds on hand were damaged
in a sprinkler accident and not available for production. What actions should
you take?
c. The purchasing manager has just informed you that the supplier for part E was
only able to ship 480 of the 500 you are scheduled to receive in week 1. What
potential problems would this mean and how would you deal with it?

part lead time Lot Size On-Hand Scheduled Recpts B 1 Lot-for-Lot 10 none C 2 200 100 none D 1 300 120 none E 2 500 0 500, week 1

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

(A).

(1). Week 2 Comes in January

20 Week Comes in May

(2). Week 6 Comes In February

30 Week Comes in July

(3). Week 4 Comes in January

50 in Weeks Comes in December

(4). Week 7 Comes in February

40 in Weeks Comes in October

(5). Week 9 Comes in February

(6). Week 11 Comes in March

(B). Alredy In Our Company 300 Finished Products

If we Face Any Accidental we loss 120 Products

   Remaining Products 180

Some times Manager plays a Crucial role if the company manager Using Strategies like a

Remaining Product price raising and Sell High Price.

(C). I think Remaining Products are Damaged like Over storage Problem.

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