Oats Lead time = 2 weeks Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 MPS NRG - A 933 1167 1167 1167 1167 (cases) NRG B 400 500 500 500 500 MPS NRG A 133 167 167 167 167 (500 lb batch) NRG - B 57 71 71 71 71 Gross requirements (lb) 10,095 12,619 12,619 12,619 12,619 Scheduled receipts 11,400 10,800 12,600 12,600 12,600 Planned receipts On hand 650 1,955 136 117 98 79 Planned orders 10,800 12,600 12,600 12,600 Remarks: *Each case has 12 boxes and each box has 24 bars. Knowing that each bar weighs 4 ounces, we can calculate the weight of the case to be 72 pounds. Therefore, a batch of 500lb has 7 cases. *The planned orders were calculated such that the on-hand qty of wheat germ is always non-negative.