Upton Enterprises produces a variety of switches. Below, you will find a bill-of-material file for their simplest switch: Part A. The number in the parentheses represents the number of units required for the upper level. LT stands for the lead time, measured in weeks. Assuming that Upton Enterprises has none of Switch A in inventory, and the inventory levels of Parts B, C, D, E, and F are also zero, how many weeks would it take to produce 100 units of Switch A?  What would be the total requirement for part E?

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Upton Enterprises produces a variety of switches. Below, you will find a bill-of-material file for their simplest switch: Part A. The number in the parentheses represents the number of units required for the upper level. LT stands for the lead time, measured in weeks.



Assuming that Upton Enterprises has none of Switch A in inventory, and the inventory levels of Parts B, C, D, E, and F are also zero, how many weeks would it take to produce 100 units of Switch A? 

What would be the total requirement for part E? 

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LT = 1w
B(2)
C(3)
LT=3w
LT=2w
E(6)
F(2)
D(2)
E(4)
LT=1w
LT=3w
L=3w
LT=1w
Transcribed Image Text:A LT = 1w B(2) C(3) LT=3w LT=2w E(6) F(2) D(2) E(4) LT=1w LT=3w L=3w LT=1w
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