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Garden * T..Ls 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 Rake Hand Weeding Fork Hand Trowel Hand 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. 12 25 5 Week Hand Weeder Hand Rake Hand Weeding Fork Hand Trowel Hand Fork 11 15 30 15 15 10 13 0 10 15 15 30 15 14 25 0 35 16 25 0 5 35 0 5 10 0 5 20 25 15 5 0 25 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 1 Hand Weeder 40 2 Hand Rake 15 3 Hand Weeding Fork 25 4 Hand Trowel 30 5 Hand Fork 30 6 Wooden Handle 10 7 Steel Ferrule 40 8 Weeder (part end) 25 9 Rake (part end) 20 10 Weeding Fork (part end) 20 11 Trowel (part end) 5 12 Fork (part end) 5 Table 4.b Current Stocks of the products and the individual parts Marking Scheme: BOM Product Tree MRP Calculation Discussion/Recommendations Garden * T..Ls 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 Rake Hand Weeding Fork Hand Trowel Hand 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. 12 25 5 Week Hand Weeder Hand Rake Hand Weeding Fork Hand Trowel Hand Fork 11 15 30 15 15 10 13 0 10 15 15 30 15 14 25 0 35 16 25 0 5 35 0 5 10 0 5 20 25 15 5 0 25 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 1 Hand Weeder 40 2 Hand Rake 15 3 Hand Weeding Fork 25 4 Hand Trowel 30 5 Hand Fork 30 6 Wooden Handle 10 7 Steel Ferrule 40 8 Weeder (part end) 25 9 Rake (part end) 20 10 Weeding Fork (part end) 20 11 Trowel (part end) 5 12 Fork (part end) 5 Table 4.b Current Stocks of the products and the individual parts Marking Scheme: BOM Product Tree MRP Calculation Discussion/Recommendations