Production Planning & Control
Master Production Scheduling and Available-to-Promise
Nino Spirelli has constructed the following (partial) time-phased MPS record: Week
On Hand
1 2 3 4 5 6 Forecast 15 15 15 20 45 30 Orders 20 5 10 50 50 50 Projected available balance 5 Available to promise
MPS 50 a. Complete the record.
b. Are there any problems?
c. What’s the earliest Nino can promise an order for 40 units? (The customer stipulates that the entire order
must be delivered in a single shipment.) d. Assume that an order for 20 units is booked for week 6. [Assume the order for 40 units in part c is not
booked.] Re-compute the record. Week
On Hand
1 2 3 4 5 6 Forecast 15 15 15 Orders 20 5 10 Projected available balance 20 45 30
20 5 Available to promise
MPS 50 50 50 50
