CASES

STUDIES – PLANNING, COORDINATION AND CONTROL IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Short case (4) Air New Zealand against Corsica Ferries

1. Please Read the following slides (Annexe 1) which have been made by the Supply
Chain Manager of Air New Zealand.

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 CASES STUDIES – PLANNING, COORDINATION AND CONTROL IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

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 CASES STUDIES – PLANNING, COORDINATION AND CONTROL IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

2. After, go on https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/ferry/corsica.html and
a. Propose a structure of Planning for Corsica-ferries MPC system
b. List the constraints for each planning you propose

Short case (5) : MPS Calculating



Calculating the Master Production Schedule (MPS)

JUNE JULY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Forecast 30 30 30 30 40 60 65 55


Customer

Orders
20 20 10 4 2
(Committed)


Projected on-

hand Inventory


MPS


Available to

Promise



• Beginning Inventory = 14 units
• Batch Size = 20 units

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Siyabonga Textiles, a manufacturer of women’s garments has compiled the following sales
forecast for the months of June and July 2018:


June 2018 July 2018
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Forecast Units 4900 4500 5750 6200 4550 4985 5280 6560 7750


Customer
Orders 4100 4200 3750 2460 2155 1450
(Committed)


Projected on-
hand
Inventory


MPS


Available to

Promise



The opening inventory for this period was 850 units and the factory cab only produce
batches of 1200 units.
Calculate:
Projected on hand inventory (4)
Master Production Schedule (4)
Available to Promise (ATP) (3)

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