Introduction to Materials Management 8th Edition by Steve Chapman ,Tony Arnold ,Ann Gatewood ,Lloyd Clive

Exercise 2

Apix Polybob Company
Ken Mack, plant manager for the Apix Polybob Company, was having a heated discussion with Jack Gould, the production and inventory control manager. Ken was getting tired of frantic calls from Jim Uphouse, the marketing manager, concerning late orders for their Polybob (polybobs are a fictitious product) customers and was once again after Jack to solve the problem. Some of the discussion points follow:
The following are the master schedule production lots for Model A:
Complete 50 units, week 3
Complete 50 units, week 5
Complete 60 units, week 7
Complete 60 units, week 9
Complete 50 units, week 11
Upon seeing this information, Jack stated, "Look at how regular our production schedule is for this model. The reorder points will more than cover requirements, and none have lead times that make it tough to respond. This analysis should show that all the work I did on EOQ and reorder points was right, and the real problem lies with those sales and finance people who don't understand our production needs."
Assignment
Use the product information to develop an MRP approach to the problems. Would MRP solve the problems? If so, show specifically how MRP would avoid the problems discussed by Ken and Jack.