Question

One end item A requires three component parts: B, C, and D. The bill of material indicates that for each completed A, 3 units of B, 2 units of C, and 1 unit of D are required. Current inventory for the four items is as follows: There are 18 As, 43 Bs, 50 Cs and 35 Ds in stock. If the lead time for all items is one week and there are no scheduled receipts for any item, how many units of product A can be delivered to customers at the start of next week (week 2)

Answer 1

Answer:

Presently there will be 18 A’s, in accumulation there will be 43 B’s, this can create 43 ÷ 3 = 14.3 A’s.  

Moreover the 50 C’s might create 50 ÷ 2 = 25 A’s.  

Thus 35 D’s might create 35 A’s.  

Now B is a restriction.  

Consequently a determined of 14.3 A’s might be prepared with the existing stocks in hand.  

Therefore the entire A’s that might be distributed at the beginning of following week is 18 + 14.3 = 32 .3