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In addition, component A has a scheduled receipt of $60$ units for week $2.$

Assignment

Complete the master schedule for product $x,$ including the projected available inventory and the ATP numbers.

From the master schedule for product $x$ and using the data given for components $A,$ B$,$ C$,$ and D$,$ create MRP grids for each of the components for the next $10$ weeks.

Suppose that a customer for product $x$ wants three additional units for their order scheduled for week $4.$ What would you tell them? Specifically, if you cannot promise them the three units for week $4,$ what is the best that you can do given the information you have. Assume that adequate capacity exists in all the production equipment.

The customer described in question $3$ decides against placing the order for the extra units in week $4,$ but shortly thereafter you are informed that someone in the warehouse dropped a box of component $C$ and broke $20$ of them. They had to be scrapped. Describe the consequences and a plan of action to deal with the problem. Assume the lead time for component $C$ is a firm two weeks.

It is clear that the company has set the safety stock $($planning for extra material "just in case" something goes wrong$)$ level for components at zero in order to minimize their inventory during the slow season. Discuss this policy, pointing out the pros and cons of such a policy. Develop what you might suggest as a policy for safety stock given the information available in the case.