12. This morning, Pete Jones, integrated circuit buyer at Flatbush Products Inc., received the following purchased part
Question:
12. This morning, Pete Jones, integrated circuit buyer at Flatbush Products Inc., received the following purchased part MRP record:
Week Circuit 101 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Gross requirements 50 50 50 50 Scheduled receipts Projected available balance 65 Planned order releases Q = 50; LT = 3; SS = 2.
a. Complete the circuit 101 MRP record.
b. Pete noted that the vendor for circuit 101 recently indicated its plant has limited production capacity available. At most, this supplier can provide 50 units per four-week period. Pete wondered what action, if any, needs to be taken on this item as a result of this capacity limitation.
Step by Step Answer:
Manufacturing Planning And Control For Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 9780073377827
6th Edition
Authors: F. Robert Jacobs, William Berry, David Clay Whybark, Thomas Vollmann