Figure 11.31 shows a partially completed MPS record for ball bearings.
a. Develop the MPS for ball bearings.
b. Four customer orders arrived in the following sequence:

Assume that you must commit to the orders in the sequence of arrival and cannot change the desired shipping dates or your MPS. Which orders should you accept?

Item: Ball bearings Quantity on Hand: Forecast Customer orders (booked) Projected on-hand inventory MPS quantity MPS start Available-to- promise (ATP) inventory 400 1 2 550 300 500 3 400 at 450 5 Week 300 300 350 250 250 200 6 Order Policy: 500 units Lead Time: 1 week 7 8 9 350 200 150 100 300 450 400 100 10 100 100