Question

Bartran Company assembles ink cartridges. Each finished cartridge has three child items: a plastic case, a label and several ounces of ink. Lead time on assembling a finished cartridge is 2 days, while the lead time for procuring new plastic cases is 1 day, although the lead time is 5 days for procuring new labels and 2 days for procuring more ink. Assuming that all the assumptions of an MRP bill of materials is true, how long would it take Bartran to create at least one finished ink cartridge if it started with nothing in stock?

Answer 1

Answer:

7 days

Explanation:

Although the lead time for assembling a finished cartridge is only 2 days, the assembly process cannot begin until all child items are available. Thus, the time that would take Bartran to create at least one finished ink cartridge if it started with nothing in stock is the highest lead time of all child items added to the lead time of assembly.

Labels have the highest lead time of 5 days, therefore the total time taken is:

5 +2 = 7 days