Your Assignment

Put yourself in Marley's place and prepare a report on your findings. Specifically, you are required to do a manual MRP explosion for the sidelamps and headlamps for the next $6$ weeks $($beginning with the current week$).$ Assume that it is now the start of week $1.$ Fill in the planned order releases form provided in Table $11\mathrm{.}27.$ It should show the planned order releases for all items for the next $6$ weeks. Include it in your report.

Supplement your report with worksheets on the manual MRP explosion, and list the actions that planners should consider this week to $(1)$ release new orders, $(2)$ expedite scheduled receipts, and $(3)$ delay a scheduled receipt's due date.

Finally, identify the good and bad points of MRP implementation at Flashy Flashers. Conclude by making suggestions on ways to improve its resource planning process.