Question: Prepare a master schedule given this information: The forecast for each week of an eight-week schedule is 60 units. The MPS rule is to schedule

Prepare a master schedule given this information: The forecast for each week of an eight-week schedule is 60 units. The MPS rule is to schedule production if the projected on-hand inventory would be negative without it. Customer orders (committed) are as follows:

Week Customer Orders
1 36
2 28
3 4
4 1
June July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Forecast 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
Customer Orders 36 28 4 1 0 0 0 0
Projected On-Hand Inventory
MPS
ATP

Use a production lot size of 120 units and no beginning inventory. (In the ATP row, enter a value of 0 (zero) in any periods where ATP should not be calculated. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

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