Question: a ) Based on the situation below, analyze the demand pattern. You may use 3 weeks moving average and visualize into line graphs. Comment on

a) Based on the situation below, analyze the demand pattern. You may use 3 weeks moving average and visualize into line graphs. Comment on the trend.
b)Based on the Q1 demand-supply schedule, comment if the production managed to fully support all demand timely. You may restructure the table.
c)The production executivehas decidedto replan the entire schedule in Q2. Additional information.
i)Assuming that by end W13, after realizing the production hiccups, the production has ordered additional 50 units to clear backlog.
ii)Demand forecasting can never be accurate. Hence the production executive used the previous quarters 3 weeks moving average as baseline for Q2.
iii)The production planner intends to keep weekly 5 units of safety stock.
iv)Demand for Q2 is based on the schedule below
How should the production executive analyze the production schedule and
replan accordingly. You may tabulate your demand-supply into appropriate
table that indicates:
Inventory on hand.
Supply-demand schedule.
Net requirement
Required safety stock.
The output should be a replan schedule into an appropriate table commonly
known as Master Production Schedule. Comment on your schedule.
 a) Based on the situation below, analyze the demand pattern. You

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