A Manufacturing Company Enters 2016 with a Forecast and Customer

question 14

Essay

A manufacturing company enters 2016 with a forecast and customer orders as shown in the table. They have a beginning inventory of 25 units and a batch size of 25 units (all MPS quantities must be in multiples of 25). Complete the rest of the master production schedule by filling in the projected ending inventory, master production schedule quantity, and available to promise rows.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Month } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { Forecast } & 140 & 150 & 170 & 190 & 225 & 275 \\\hline \text { Booked Orders } & 145 & 120 & 95 & 50 & 0 & 0 \\\hline \text { Projected Ending } & & & & & & \\\hline \text { Inventory } & & & & & & \\\hline \text { Master Production } & & & & & & \\\text { Schedule } & & & & & & \\\hline \text { Available to Promise } & & & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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