Question: b ) Materials Requirements Planning ( MRP ) provides a means for scheduling the ordering of raw materials and parts. Part of the Bill of

b) Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) provides a means for scheduling the ordering of raw materials and parts. Part of the Bill of Materials for a vacuum coating machine includes the following structure:
The following ordering details are known about each part:
Part 007 has a lead time of 2 weeks and a Minimum Order Quantity of 50.
Part 008 has a lead time of 1 week and Economic Order Quantity of 65.
Part 009 has a lead time of 2 weeks and a fixed order period of 3 weeks i.e. there is always 3 weeks between orders.
The gross requirements for part 007 over the following 10 weeks are:
Weeks 12345678910
Number
of Part 40306020807030
There are scheduled receipts in week 1 of 50 of Part 007,65 of Part 008 and 165 of Part 009.
Construct the MRP records for all three parts over the ten-week planning horizon. (15 Marks)

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