The forecasted requirements for an electric hand drill for the next 6 weeks are 15, 40, 10, 20, 50, and 30 units. The marketing department has booked orders totaling 20, 25, 10, and 20 units for delivery in the first (current), second, third, and fourth weeks. Currently 30 hand drills are in stock. The policy is to order in lots of 60 units. Lead time is one week.
a. Develop the MPS record for the hand drills.
b. A distributor of the hand drills places an order for 15 units. What is the appropriate shipping date for die entire order?