Assume that you are the manager of Assembly, Inc. You have just received an orde
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Question
Assume that you are the manager of Assembly, Inc. You have just received an order for 20 units of an industrial robot, which is to be delivered at the start of week 7 of your schedule. Using the following information, determine how many units of subassembly G to order and the timing of those orders, given that subassembly G must be ordered in multiples of 80 units and all other components are ordered lot-for-lot. Assume that the components are used only for this particular robot.
Order in Units:_________________________
Timing of Orders in Week(s):__________________
Explanation / Answer
Item: Robot
LT = 2 WK
Lot Size: L4L
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gross Req.
20
Projected-on-hand
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Net Requirement
10
Planned order Receipts
10
Planned order releases
10
Item: C
LT = 1 WK
Lot Size: L4L
(3 units of C req. for Robot)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gross Req.
30
Projected-on-hand
20
20
20
20
20
20
Net Requirement
10
Planned order Receipts
10
Planned order releases
10
Item: G
LT = 2 WK
Lot Size: 80
(2 units of G req. for C)
(1 unit of G req. for Robot)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gross Req.
20
10
Projected-on-hand
15
15
15
15
15
75
65
65
Net Requirement
5
0
Planned order Receipts
80
0
Planned order releases
80
0
0
For Component G:
Order in Units: 80 units
Timing of Orders in Week(s): Week 2
Item: Robot
LT = 2 WK
Lot Size: L4L
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gross Req.
20
Projected-on-hand
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Net Requirement
10
Planned order Receipts
10
Planned order releases
10
Item: C
LT = 1 WK
Lot Size: L4L
(3 units of C req. for Robot)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gross Req.
30
Projected-on-hand
20
20
20
20
20
20
Net Requirement
10
Planned order Receipts
10
Planned order releases
10
Item: G
LT = 2 WK
Lot Size: 80
(2 units of G req. for C)
(1 unit of G req. for Robot)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gross Req.
20
10
Projected-on-hand
15
15
15
15
15
75
65
65
Net Requirement
5
0
Planned order Receipts
80
0
Planned order releases
80
0
0