You have just been notified via fax that the lead time for component Upper E of

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Question

You have just been notified via fax that the lead time for component

Upper E of product A has been increased to 3 weeks.

a) Which other items are impacted?

A, G and F

A, F and H

A, B and D

F and A

B and A

c) As the production planner, what can you do to minimize the impact of the increase in the lead time for component Upper E?

One of the options is to reduce the production time for item

F and/or A

A, G, and/or F

A, B, and/or D

B and/or A

A, F, and/or H

nfo The product structure LT=Lead time in weeks LT- LT-I LT

a) With the increase in lead time of component E to 3 weeks, the items that are impacted include -

A, B and D - as E has been used in D --> D has been used in B and B has been used in A.

c) Production time of item A, B and/or D should be reduced to minimize the impact of lead time increase.

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