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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Time: One Hour


TUTORIAL NUMBER – 07

1. A manufacturing firm produces electric blenders in lots of 90 units. Considering


initial inventory (blenders’ already in stock) to be 60 units and demand forecast
figures as shown the given table, develop a tentative master schedule for the given
product.

Production Run = 90 Week


Initial Inventory = 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Sales Force Estimate 40 15 30 40 60 40 50 -- -- --


Interplant Forecast 15 40 35 15 -- 10 -- 50 55 50

2. The anticipated demand for a product produced by M/S Nanda & Sons is shown in the
table below. The on-hand inventory for the product at the beginning of the planning
period is 40 units. Further the management has decided to keep a reserve amount of
30 units on hand as safety stock for periods of unusually heavy demand. (ending
inventory should not drop below 30 units in any planning period).Develop a tentative
master production schedule for the given data.

Production Run = 50 Week


Initial Inventory = 40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Demand Forecast 10 20 25 20 15 10 10 20 15 10

3. Sai Enterprises produces three types of products (X, Y, and Z) on receiving customer
orders. The standard hours per unit of product and the proposed delivery schedule
over the next five weeks are as shown in the following table. The capacity of the plant
is 620 standard hours per week.

Standard Hours Demand, Units/Period


Product / Unit 1 2 3 4 5
X 10 8 10 10 8 10
Y 60 4 8 2 --- 2
Z 30 10 6 -- 30 20
Prepare a tentative master production schedule for the given organization in make-to-
order format. Also suggest the changes and recommendations to better utilize the
organization’s capacity.
4. For manufacturing enterprises based on ‘make to stock’ type of production situation,
the MPS is divided into three distinct regions: firm portion, flexible portion and open
portion. Figures listed in the firm portion and those listed in the early parts of the
flexible portion should not be changed. Why? Also state the significance of the open
portion.

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