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MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING
CHAPTER 4
ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS
4.1 Each X requires 2 As.
4.2
E (2)
F (1)
G 3(3)
F (3)
Number of Gs required.
Each A requires 2 Bs
A
C (4)
D (4)
B (2)
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4.3
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part A
Lead time: 1
Planned order
receipt
200
200
4.4
Week 1 2 3 4
Gross requirements
20
15
15
20
35
4.5
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part A Gross requirements
Projected available
100
0
Part B Gross requirements
200
Part C Gross requirements
100
Part D Gross requirements
Projected available
380
0
Part E Gross requirements
Projected available
180
0
Part F Gross requirements
100
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4.6
Week 1 2 3 4
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
20
65
100
35
25
4.7
Week 1 2 3 4
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
30
50
25
10
10
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4.8
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part H
Lead time
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
Projected available
60
0
0
80
0
Part I
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
120
120
160
Part J
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
320
Part K
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
480
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4.9
Part Y
Lead time 2
weeks
Lot Size: 50
Week
1 2 3 4
Gross
requirements
Scheduled
30
30
Part Z
Lead time 1 week
Lot Size: 100
Week
1 2 3 4
Gross
requirements
100
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4.10
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part A
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
100
Part B
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
100
200
Part C
Lead time:
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
Projected available
100
0
0
Part D
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
300
Part E
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
100
Part F
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
100
0
40
4.11
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part X
Lead time:
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
Projected available
15
20
10
15
10
15
Part Y
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
60
60
Part Z
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
90
40
Part W
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
50
4.12 Item A B C D E F
4.13 Item A B C D E F G H J
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4.14
Low-
Level
code
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part A
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
60
70
Part F
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
Part B
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
60
70
Part C
Lead
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
Projected
120
120
100
140
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Part D
Lead
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
Projected
100
300
140
200
Part E
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
100
140
The low-level code for part D is 2. There is a planned order release of 300 for part D in week 1. There
are no planned order releases for part E. There is a planned order release of 100 for Part C in week 1 and
140 in week 2.
Low-
Level
code
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part A
Gross
requirements
100
50
Part B
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
300
80
210
100
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4.15
Part C
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
80
50
Part D
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
160
190
200
Part E
Gross requirements
Scheduled receipts
90
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4.16
Low-
level
code
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Part A
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
100
0
Scheduled receipts
Part B
Gross
requirements
50
45
Part C
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
100
100
0
200
0
50
0
Scheduled receipts
Part D
Gross
requirements
100
Scheduled receipts
Part E
Gross
requirements
400
40
50
50
Part F
Gross
requirements
Scheduled receipts
200
0
50
0