The following table lists the components needed to assemble an end item, lead ti

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The following table lists the components needed to assemble an end item, lead times, and quantities on hand. tem LT (wk) Amount on hand End B G H 0 7 12 22 8 26 3 o End hem B (2) o. If 17 units of the end item are to be assembied, how many aaditional units of E are needed? (Hint You don't need to develop an MRP plan to determine this.) Additional units [ ] b. An order for the end item is scheduled to be shipped at the start of week 12 What is the latest week that the order con be started and still be ready to ship on time? (Hint You don't need to develop an MRP olan for this part either) The latest week

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Answer: a

For making the End Item, The number of "E" items needed are 10 E per End Item

Thus total 10 E are needed for making one end item.

Total stock available for E = 8

Thus total additional E needed for making 17 end items = 10*17 - 8 = 162 number.  

Answer b:

For one order of end item, stock of all the components is suppose to be available in stock.

Thus the latest week on which the start for teh order can be done and still shiped on the start of the 12th week is

= 10th week ( 1oth week for making H item and 11th week for making End-item), then the end-item can be dispatched on start of the 12th week, as per promise.

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