(a) Develop the production schedule for each component in parent item A. Make sure the independent demand for B and C are also included in the schedule. (b) The company is developing a new product that will incorporate subassembly C. As part of the development process, a manufacturing testrun will be conducted, requiring an extra 500 subassembly Cs per week. What is the earliest week this extra production can be added while still maintaining the inventory requirements of all components? (c) Production problems at a supplier means that orders for item E cannot be placed until week 4. Starting week 4, orders will be filled with a lead time of 1 week but will be limited to a maximum of 5000 units. Production is expected to return to normal after week 8. Create a production schedule for Item E to handle this problem and indicate the strategy that will allow for production of all parent items to continue.

2. | A manufacturing company produces finished products as well as re- placement parts. One particular product has the following bill of materials: B. (4) E (30) D (25) (20) The manufacturer independent demand requirements for both the parent item as well as the subassemblies for the next 8 weeks: 5 8 Independent Demand 1 3 Assembly 70 Assembly B 25 25 25 Assembly 15 15 15 Period 4 5 6 7 100 70 25 25 25 25 15 15 15 15 100 25 15 Assemblies D and E are purchased from a supplier so they are not manufac- tured by the company, and therefore have no independent demand. The inventory management information for components B, C, D, and E is: Category Lot-sizing rule Lead Time (weeks) Safety Stock Scheduled Receipts Item B D E FOQ FOQ POQ L4L Q=200 Q=500 P=2 2 1 2 1 50 100 10,000 12,000 200 500 5,000 None week 1 Week 1 Week 2 175 750 12,350 12.000 Beginning Inventory Due to large demand, the supplier of item D will only accept orders on weeks 1. 3. 5 and 7. 1