Garden Tools Company is a major manufacturer of garden hand tools. Their product range is given in the Figure 4.a. The company has a production unit in Bid Bid where they manufacture the component parts in economic batches and assembles them into the final product in required quantities as and when there is a demand for the product. Hand Weeder Hand Fork Hand Rake Hand Weeding Hand Trowel Fork Figure 4.a - Garden hand tools (Product Range) All the five tools have similar construction which contains of a wooden handle, a steel ferrule and the part end which may be a weeder, rake, weeding fork, trowel or a fork as the case may be the construction of a hand rake is shown in the Figure 4.b). Wooden Handle Steel Ferrule Rake Figure 4.b - Construction of a hand rake The company uses the same type of handle and ferrule for all the tools. The company has an efficient production system in which the individual parts are manufactured as and when the demand arises. 1. Prepare individual BOM product trees for the five products. 2. Determine when the purchase orders are to be released for the wooden handle and steel ferrule if the expected customer demand for the final products are as given in the Table 4.a. Week 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hand Weeder 10 5 35 15 15 10 Hand Rake 30 20 10 25 20 35 Hand Weeding Fork 30 15 5 5 20 5 Hand Trowel 20 35 5 15 10 35 Hand Fork 15 0 15 0 25 15 Table 4.a - Expected customer demand for the hand tools Table 4.b shows the current stock positions of the various garden tools and the individual component parts in store. SI. No Product Current Stock Level Hand Weeder 25 2 Hand Rake 10 3 Hand Weeding Fork 35 4 Hand Trowel 20 5 Hand Fork 25 6 Wooden Handle 20 7 Steel Ferrule 35 8 Weeder (part end) 35 9 Rake (part end) 40 10 Weeding Fork (part end) 30 11 Trowel (part end) 20 12 Fork (part end) 20 Table 4.b Current Stocks of the products and the individual parts Marking Scheme: . BOM Product Tree MRP Calculation Discussion/Recommendations 05 Marks 15 Marks 05 Marks . Garden Tools Company is a major manufacturer of garden hand tools. Their product range is given in the Figure 4.a. The company has a production unit in Bid Bid where they manufacture the component parts in economic batches and assembles them into the final product in required quantities as and when there is a demand for the product. Hand Weeder Hand Fork Hand Rake Hand Weeding Hand Trowel Fork Figure 4.a - Garden hand tools (Product Range) All the five tools have similar construction which contains of a wooden handle, a steel ferrule and the part end which may be a weeder, rake, weeding fork, trowel or a fork as the case may be the construction of a hand rake is shown in the Figure 4.b). Wooden Handle Steel Ferrule Rake Figure 4.b - Construction of a hand rake The company uses the same type of handle and ferrule for all the tools. The company has an efficient production system in which the individual parts are manufactured as and when the demand arises. 1. Prepare individual BOM product trees for the five products. 2. Determine when the purchase orders are to be released for the wooden handle and steel ferrule if the expected customer demand for the final products are as given in the Table 4.a. Week 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hand Weeder 10 5 35 15 15 10 Hand Rake 30 20 10 25 20 35 Hand Weeding Fork 30 15 5 5 20 5 Hand Trowel 20 35 5 15 10 35 Hand Fork 15 0 15 0 25 15 Table 4.a - Expected customer demand for the hand tools Table 4.b shows the current stock positions of the various garden tools and the individual component parts in store. SI. No Product Current Stock Level Hand Weeder 25 2 Hand Rake 10 3 Hand Weeding Fork 35 4 Hand Trowel 20 5 Hand Fork 25 6 Wooden Handle 20 7 Steel Ferrule 35 8 Weeder (part end) 35 9 Rake (part end) 40 10 Weeding Fork (part end) 30 11 Trowel (part end) 20 12 Fork (part end) 20 Table 4.b Current Stocks of the products and the individual parts Marking Scheme: . BOM Product Tree MRP Calculation Discussion/Recommendations 05 Marks 15 Marks 05 Marks
