The mango peeler described above was a huge success. Demand is now level at 800 items per week. You have also developed two further products, a melon baller and a passion fruit pulper. Both new products use the same handle, but each has their own specially designed blade and pack. Demand for the new products is expected to be 400 items per week. Also your suppliers have indicated that, because of the extra demand, they will need two weeks to deliver orders. Similarly, your own assembly department is now taking a week to assemble the products.
(a) Draw new component structures and bills of material for the new products.
(b) Develop a master production schedule for all the products.
(c) Develop a schedule indicating when and how many of each component should be ordered.