CASE - ACME POLYBOB COMPANY

CASE ANALYSIS-

1. What are the key issues brought about in the conversation? What are the key symptoms and what are the underlying problems? Be specific in your answers.

2. 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 as discussed by Ken and Jack.

3. Are there any conditions that would bother you about the ability of MRP to deal with the problems? What specifically are those conditions?

4. Suppose it was discovered that there were only 250 of the component E in stock instead of the 300 listed on the inventory record. What problems (if any), would this cause and what are some of the ways that these problems could be addressed? How would MRP help you (if at all) when other methods might not?

5. Suppose the design engineer advises that they have a new design for component F. It won't b e ready until sometime after week 2, but they want you to give a date for the first supplier shipment to come in. and to be ready to tell the supplier how many to ship. Since the change is transparent to the customer, the design engineer's advice is to go ahead and use up any existing material of the old model. How will MRP help you to deal with this issue?

6. Can you think of any other ''what. if . . . " questions that might be more easily addressed by a systematic approach such as MRP?

Case Study Format -

1. Introduction - Grasp of the issue; tell what you will cover.

2. Analysis - Coherent flow; adequate research; presentation of the key issues and concerns related to the situation.

3. Recommendation Provide recommendations for improvement or risk in future situations.

4. Relevant and Answered all questions Appropriatewith appropriate answers toQuestions

5. Summary, Logical development of ideas; Structure, and appropriate order; grammar, Organization appropriate order; grammar, parallel structures, punctuation spelling, APA formatting, proper citation and references. Saint Leo core value of respect.

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