In: Operations Management
A company that manufactures snow shovels has one plant and two distribution centers (DCs). Given the following information for the two DCs, calculate the gross requirements, projected available, and planned order releases for the two DCs and the gross requirements, projected available, and planned order releases for the central warehouse.
Distribution Center A Transit Time: 2 weeks Order Quantity: 500 units
Week |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Gross Requirements |
300 |
200 |
150 |
275 |
300 |
In Transit |
500 |
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Projected Available 200 |
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Planned Order Release |
Distribution Center B
Transit time: 2 weeks
Order Quantity: 200 weeks
Week |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Gross Requirements |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
150 |
In Transit |
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Projected Available 150 |
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Planned order release |
Central Supply
Lead time : 1 week
Order Quantity= 600 units
Week |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Gross Requirements |
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Scheduled receipts |
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Projected available 400 |
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Planned order release |
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