Lawn King Inc. makes two models of lawn mowers, the standard Lawn Mower 100 (par
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Lawn King Inc. makes two models of lawn mowers, the standard Lawn Mower 100 (part number 100) and the more powerful Lawn Mower 150 (part number 150). The following information is taken from the bill of material files for each of the lawn mowers.
Part Number
Made from Part
Number
Quantity per
100
301
2
302
2
150
302
1
305
1
301
303
2
304
1
302
303
302
2
304
Note that the company operates two shifts a day for five days a week, and each shift is 8 hours. However the company loses on the average 5 hours a week to unscheduled maintenance. On the other hand, the company has a well trained workforce and has recently demonstrated an efficiency level of 95%.
Partially completed Master Production Schedules for Lawn Mower 100 and 150 are given below. Lawn Mower 100 and 150 are built in lots of 200 and 100, respectively.
The MRP record for 100 shows that there are 200 units scheduled to be received in week 1. None is on hand. The lead time is two weeks and it is built in lots of 200.
The MRP record for 150 shows that there are 100 units scheduled to be received in week 1. None is on hand. The lead time is two weeks and it is built in lots of 100.
Part 301 is a component having a lead time of two weeks, and a lot size of 600. At present there are lots scheduled to be received in week 1 and week 2.
Part 302 is a component with a lead time of one week, and a lot size of 1500. At present there are 500 on hand and a lot to be received in week 1. Part 303 is a component having a lead time of one week, and a lot size of 1500. At present there is a lot scheduled to be received in week 1.
Part 304 is a component having a lead time of four weeks, and a lot size of 2000. At present there are 2200 on hand and there is a lot scheduled to be received in week 4.
Part 305 is a component with a lead time of one week, and a lot size of 1500. At present there are none on hand and a lot to be received in week 1.
Master Schedule
Master Schedule
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Forecast
50
50
50
50
150
50
50
0
50
50
Customer Orders
45
48
48
50
120
30
35
10
25
30
Projected Available Balance
Master Production Schedule
100
Available to Promise
MRP Record
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Gross Requirements
Scheduled Receipts
Projected Available Balance
Net Requirements
Planned Order Receipts
Planned Order Release
Pegging File
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Gross Requirements
Part
Part
Part Name: Lawn Mower 100
Part Number: 100
Drawing Number: D123X-100
ROUTING
FILE
Operation No:
Work Center
Setup Time (std hours)
Run Time/piece (Std hours)
Operation
10
12
1
0.25
Case Assembly
20
14
0.1
0.2
Inspection
30
16
0.1
0.2
Packaging
40
Store
-
-
Inventory
Part Name: Lawn Mower 150
Part Number: 150
Drawing Number: D12X-150
ROUTING
FILE
Operation No:
Work Center
Setup Time (std hours)
Run Time/piece (Std hours)
Operation
10
12
1
0.35
Case Assembly
20
15
0.1
0.25
Inspection
30
17
0.1
0.25
Packaging
40
Store
-
-
Inventory
DISPATCH LIST
Released Orders
Order Number
Part Number
Order Quantity
Setup Time (Hours (std))
Run Time (Hours(std)/piece)
Total Time
Quantity Completed
Load remaining
Operation Start
Operation Finish
1
121
200
75
1
0.25
19.75
25
13.5
249
251
2
123
250
50
1.25
0.50
0
3
124
300
30
2
0.75
0
Question
1.Partially completed Master Production Schedule, pegged requirement file, MPS and MRP work sheets are given below. Complete the MPS, MRP and Pegging work sheets, by filling in information from what is given above, and performing the required calculations
2.Perform Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) calculations (by using one of the RCCP methods) to check the feasibility of your proposed schedules. Comment on your results.
3.Perform Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) calculations to check the feasibility of your proposed schedules. Comment on your results.
Part Number
Made from Part
Number
Quantity per
100
301
2
302
2
150
302
1
305
1
301
303
2
304
1
302
303
302
2
304
Explanation / Answer
Hi,
Thanks for the question.
4 P's define the marketing strategy for any company or for a particular brand. This is the strategy to reach and market the product to the customers.
The 4 P's will be:
Product: As mentioned, the product for this particular scenario will be McChicken and Big Mac.
Price: Price generally should be according to the perception of the customers to see its worth. They should consider to price the product moderately not on a low price because that would give the feel as the quality compromised.
Place: That should be very evenly distributed across the outlets in the US. The product will be very popular so the company should be very efficient in the distribution.
Promotions: Mcdonald's is very aggressive in terms of the advertising mostly in the Tv advertisement or OOH branding.
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