PRIN OF OPS MGMT W/MYOMLAB&ACCESS BADGE
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Chapter 14, Problem 4P
Your boss at Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., has just provided you with the
a) Prepare the time-phased product structure for the bracket.
b) In what week do you need to start the castings?
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As the production planner for Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., you have been given a bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a base, 2 springs, and 4 clamps. The base is assembled from 1 clamp and 2housings. Each clamp has 1 handle and 1 casting. Each housing has 2 bearings and 1 shaft. There is no inventory on hand.
Your boss at Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., has just provided you with the schedule and lead times for the bracket. The unit is to be prepared in week 12.The lead times for the components are bracket (1 week), base (1 week), spring (1 week), clamp (1 week), housing
(3weeks), handle (2weeks), casting (4weeks), bearing (1 week), and shaft (1 week).
Part 3
b) In what week do you need to start the castings?
The castings need to be started in week
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As the production planner for Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., you have been given a bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a base,
2
springs,
and
4
clamps. The base is assembled from
1
clamp
and
1
housing.
Each clamp has
1
handle and
1
casting.
Each housing has
2
bearings
and
1
shaft.
There is no inventory on hand.
This exercise contains only parts b and c.
Part 2
The product structure is as follows:
Bracket
Base(1)
Clamp(1)
Handle(1)
Casting(1)
Spring(2)
Housing(1)
Shaft(1)
Clamp(4)
Bearing(2)
Handle(1)
Casting(1)
Part 3
b) Determine the gross quantities needed of each item if you are to assemble
100
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Spring:
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Clamp:
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units
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As the production planner for Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., you have been given a bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a base,
2
springs,
and
3
clamps. The base is assembled from
1
clamp
and
2
housings.
Each clamp has
1
handle and
1
casting.
Each housing has
2
bearings
and
2
shafts.
There is no inventory on hand.
This exercise contains only parts b and c.
Part 2
The product structure is as follows:
Bracket
Base(1)
Clamp(1)
Handle(1)
Casting(1)
Spring(2)
Housing(2)
Shaft(2)
Clamp(3)
Bearing(2)
Handle(1)
Casting(1)
Part 3
b) Determine the gross quantities needed of each item if you are to assemble
125
brackets.
Base:
33
units
(enter
your response as a whole
number).
Spring:
enter your response here
units
(enter
your response as a whole
number).
Clamp:
enter your response here
units
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your response as a whole
number).
Housing:
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Chapter 14 Solutions
PRIN OF OPS MGMT W/MYOMLAB&ACCESS BADGE
Ch. 14 - Ethical Dilemma For many months your prospective...Ch. 14 - What is the difference between a gross...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2DQCh. 14 - What are the similarities between MRP and DRP?Ch. 14 - How does MRP II differ from MRP?Ch. 14 - Which is the best lot-sizing policy for...Ch. 14 - What impact does ignoring carrying cost in the...Ch. 14 - MRP is more than an inventory system; what...Ch. 14 - What are the options for the production planner...Ch. 14 - Master schedules are expressed in three different...
Ch. 14 - What functions of the firm affect an MRP system?...Ch. 14 - Prob. 11DQCh. 14 - Prob. 12DQCh. 14 - Prob. 13DQCh. 14 - Prob. 14DQCh. 14 - As an approach to inventory management, how does...Ch. 14 - Prob. 16DQCh. 14 - Use the Web or other sources to: a) Find stories...Ch. 14 - Prob. 18DQCh. 14 - Prob. 19DQCh. 14 - You have developed the following simple product...Ch. 14 - You are expected to have the gift bags in Problem...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3PCh. 14 - Your boss at Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., has just...Ch. 14 - The demand for subassembly S is 100 units in week...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6PCh. 14 - Prob. 7PCh. 14 - Prob. 8PCh. 14 - Prob. 9PCh. 14 - Prob. 10PCh. 14 - Prob. 11PCh. 14 - Prob. 12PCh. 14 - Prob. 13PCh. 14 - Prob. 14PCh. 14 - You are product planner for product A (in Problem...Ch. 14 - Prob. 16PCh. 14 - Heather Adams, production manager for a Colorado...Ch. 14 - Prob. 22PCh. 14 - Data Table for Problems 14.22 through 14.25 ...Ch. 14 - Develop a POQ solution and calculate total...Ch. 14 - Using your answers for the lot sizes computed in...Ch. 14 - M. de Koster, of Rene Enterprises, has the master...Ch. 14 - Grace Greenberg, production planner for Science...Ch. 14 - Prob. 29PCh. 14 - Prob. 30PCh. 14 - Courtney Kamauf schedules production of a popular...Ch. 14 - Using the data for the coffee table in Problem...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1.1VCCh. 14 - Prob. 1.2VCCh. 14 - Prob. 1.3VCCh. 14 - MRP at Wheeled Coach Wheeled Coach, the worlds...Ch. 14 - MRP at Wheeled Coach Wheeled Coach, the worlds...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2.3VC
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