An Electronics Company Wants to Develop an MRP Schedule for One

question 24

Essay

An electronics company wants to develop an MRP schedule for one of its key components, a specialized chip.The lot size is 600, the lead time is 2 weeks, there are 900 units on hand with 300 of those as safety stock and 500 already allocated.There are gross requirements for 2000 units in week 3 and 1500 units in week 5.There are 600 units scheduled to be received in week 1.
a.What is the number of units available in week 3?
b.What is the planned order receipt for week 5?

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Cultural Knowledge

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Vygotsky

Lev Vygotsky, a Russian psychologist, known for his work in cognitive development, particularly the concept of the zone of proximal development and the importance of sociocultural influences on learning.

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