base is assembled from 2 clamps and 1 housing. Each clamp has 1 handle and 2 cas

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base is assembled from 2 clamps and 1 housing. Each clamp has 1 handle and 2 castings. Each housing has 1 bearing and 1 shaft. There is no inventory on hand. This exercise contains only parts b and c. The product structure is as follows: As the production planner for Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., you have been given a bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a base, 2 springs, and 4 clamps. The Bracket Base) Spring(2) lousing(i) Clamp(4) Clamp(2) Handle,1Ca sting2) Bearing)Shaftfy) Handleg2)

Explanation / Answer

Answer (b) = The bill of material states the quantity needed for each sub part for making main part. In this case the main part is Bracket.

Assembly Part (Main part ) = Bracket

Bom Parts = all the other sub parts at different different bom levels are required to make this Bracket. The unit quantity of each sub parts is calculated based on the given bill of material and then the unit quantity are multiplied by 50 numbers to get the 50 Bracket assembly. No of Quanity required for each sub Bom Part for 50 Brackets is as below

Answer ( c )

If 25 of the base and 100 of clamps are in stock, then following parts will not be required for making the 50 nos of bracket.

So following sub part quantity will be required for making 50 brackets, if 25 base and 100 clampsare in stocks, as below, by subtracting above quantity from the quantity mentioned in answer (b).

BomPart Unit Qty Total Quantity Base 1 50 Spring 2 100 Clamp 6 300 Housing 1 50 Handle 6 300 Casting 12 600 Bearing 1 50 Shaft 1 50

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