Question

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, two springs, and four clamps. The base is

assembled from one clamp and two housings. Each clamp has one

handle and one casting. Each housing has two bearings and one

shaft. There is no inventory on hand.

a) Design a product structure noting the quantities for each item

and show the low-level coding.

b) Determine the gross quantities needed of each item if you are

to assemble 50 brackets.

c) Compute the net quantities needed if there are 25 of the base

and 100 of the clamp in stock.

Answer 1