Question

It takes three units of B and four units of C to make one unit of A. The gross requirements of item A are 200 units for week 4 and 0 for other weeks. At the beginning of week 1, the following information is available:

Item ID Inventory on hand available Lead Time (week) А 100 B 150 1 week for assembling A using Ban 1 week for making B 1 week for purchasing C C С 320
And there are no scheduled receipts of any parts in the future. Which of the following is correct about the timing of item B's gross requirements?
a. Item B will have gross requirements in week 1.
b. Item B will have gross requirements in week 2.
c. Item B will have gross requirements only in week 3.
d. Item B will have gross requirements only in week 4
e. Neither of the above.

Answer 1

d. Item B will have gross requirements only in week 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

Item B is used with Item C to produce Item A. The demand for Item A is only in week 4. There is requirement for 200 units in week 4 which are to be produced. The units of item B will be required when there is demand for item A. Item B will have gross requirements in week 4 only.