Question

Can you please put explanation for the calculations so i can better understand what i am doing here

As the production planner for Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., you have been given a bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a base, 1 spring, and 3 clamps. The base is assembled from 2 clamps and 2 housings. Each clamp has 1 handle and 2 castings. Each housing has 2 bearings and 2 shafts. There is no inventory on hand. a) Design a product structure noting the quantities for each item and show the low-level coding. Match each number in the structure below with the corresponding item. Number Item Bracket 1 11 Spring (1) Housing(2) Casting(2) Shaft(2) III Base 1) 1 IV Clamp (2) II Clamp 3) Handle (1) Bearing (2) IV Handle 1) Casting (2) b) Determine the gross quantities needed of each item if you are to assemble 50 brackets. Click the icon to view the completed product structure. Housing Base: units (enter your response as a whole number). Spring units (enter your response as a whole number). Clamp | units (enter your response as a whole number). units (enter your response as a whole number). Handle: units (enter your response as a whole number). Casting: units (enter your response as a whole number). Bearing units (enter your response as a whole number). Shaft: units (enter your response as a whole number).

Answer 1

We find the number of sub-items required using the product tree as shown below:

50 Bracket 50*1 = 50 Base (1) 50*1 = 50 Spring (1) 50*2 = 100 Clamp (2) Housing (2) 50*2 = 100 Clamp (3) 50*3 = 150 100*1 = 100 Handle (1) Casting (2) 100*2 = 200 Bearing (2) 100*2 = 200 Shaft (2) 100*2 = 200 Handle (1) 150*1 = 150 Casting (2) 150*2 = 300

As seen from above product tree calculations,

Base = 50 units

Spring = 50 units

Clamp = 100 + 150 = 250 units

Housing = 100 units

Handle = 100 + 150 = 250 units

Casting = 200 + 300 = 500 units

Bearing = 200 units

Shaft = 200 units

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