Electro Fans has just received an order for one thousand 20-inch fans due week 7. Each fan
Question:
Electro Fans has just received an order for one thousand 20-inch fans due week 7. Each fan consists of a housing assembly, two grills, a fan assembly, and an electrical unit.
The housing assembly consists of a frame, two supports, and a handle. The fan assembly consists of a hub and five blades.
The electrical unit consists of a motor, a switch, and a knob.
The following table gives lead times, on-hand inventory, and scheduled receipts.
a) Construct a product structure.
b) Construct a time-phased product structure.
c) Prepare a net material requirements plan.
Data Table for Problem 14.13 COMPONENT LEAD TIME ON-HAND INVENTORY LOT SIZE*
SCHEDULED RECEIPT 20” Fan 1 100 —
Housing Frame Supports (2)
Handle 1
2 1
1 100
—
50 400
—
—
100 500 Grills (2) 2 200 500 Fan Assembly Hub Blades (5)
3 1
2 150
—
—
—
—
100 Electrical Unit Motor Switch Knob 1
1 1
1
—
—
20
—
—
—
12 25 200 knobs in week 2
* Lot-for-lot unless otherwise noted.
Step by Step Answer:
Operations Management Sustainability And Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 9781292295039
13th Global Edition
Authors: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson