$1.$ What do you think should happen if you were asked to allocate some inventory for R&D$,$ but by doing so you would drop below safety stock levels?

 

 

$2.$ Product Y is made from one component P$,$ three components Q$,$ and two components R$.$ P is made from two part S$,$ Q is made from S$,$ and R is made from two part S and three part T$.$ Other data inclues:

 

 

Part Lead Time Lot size On$-$hand Scheduled Receipts Safety stock

 

 

a$.$ Complete the MRP explosion for product Y$.$ Identify any problems and discuss possible solutions.

 

 

b$.$ The supplier for part S informs you that the sheduled reeipt for that par will be $1$ week lae. What problems does it cause and what possible alternatives are open to you?

>PORST Y Q 122322 lot-for-lot 30 none 2 40 15 none 5 none 2 100 8 none 8 3 120 30 none none 500 20 500, week 1 20 600 370 none 50