As the production planner for Scott Sampson Products, Inc., you have been give t

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As the production planner for Scott Sampson Products, Inc., you have been give the bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a base, 1 spring, and 3 clamps. The base is assembled from 1 clamp and 1 housing. Each clamp has 1 handle and 2 castings. Each housing has 1 bearing and 2 shafts. There is no inventory on hand.

a) Determine the gross quantities needed of each item if you are to assemble 100 brackets.

Base:__. (whole number)

Spring:__. (whole number)

Clamp:__. (whole number)

Housing:__. (whole number)

Handle:__. (whole number)

Casting:__. (whole number)

Bearing:__. (whole number)

Shaft:__. (whole number)

b) Compute the net qualities needed if there are 25 of the base and 100 of the clamp in stock.

1. Determine the net requirements for bases. (whole number).

2. Determine the net requirements for clamps. (whole number).

Working backward, perform same computations all other items to determine the et qualities.

Spring:__(whole number)

Housing:__ (whole number)

Handle:__ (whole number)

Casting:__ (whole number)

Bearing:__ (whole number)

Shaft:__ (whole number)

Explanation / Answer

a. base: 1 bracket needs 1 base. 100 brackets will need = 100*1 = 100 bases.

spring: 1 bracket needs 1 spring. 100 brackets will need = 100*1 = 100 springs.

clamp: 1 bracket needs 3 clamps. 100 brackets will need = 100*3 = 300 clamps. base also uses 1 clamp. so 100 bases will use 100 clamps. Total clamps = 300+100 = 400 clamps.

housing: 1 base uses 1 housing. 100 bases will need = 100*1 = 100 housings.

handle: 1 clamp uses 1 handle. 400 clamps will need = 400*1 = 400 handles.

casting: 1 clamp uses 2 castings. 400 clamps will need = 400*2 = 800 castings.

bearing: 1 housing needs 1 bearing. 100 housings will need = 100*1 = 100 bearings.

shaft: 1 housing needs 2 shafts. 100 housings will need = 100*2 = 200 shafts.

b. spring: spring is required for bracket. as there is no stock of bracket, the net requirement will be the gross requirement = 100.

housing: housing is used for base and there are 25 bases. thus availability of housing = 25*1 = 25. net requirement of base = gross - availability = 100 - 25 = 75. Thus housing = 75*1 = 75

handle: handle is used for clamps and clamps and there are 100 clamps in stock. net requirements of clamps = gross - available = 400-100 clamps = 300 clamps. Thus handle = 300*1 = 300

casting: 2 castings is used for 1 clamp. net requirement of clamp = 400-100 = 300 clamps. Thus castings = 300*2 = 600 castings.

bearing: 1 bearing is required for 1 housing. net requirement of housing (as calculated above) = 75. Thus net requirement of bearing = 75*1 = 75.

shaft: 1 housing needs 2 shafts. net requirement of housing (as calculated above) = 75. net for shafts = 75*2 = 150.

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