Question

34. Consider the following product structure diagram, representing a bill of materials required to assemble some finished good A: 009G CCDD (Items A through FF have been sketched as circles for convenience, but represent the same information as a product structure diagram sketched with squares, or any other shapes.) Please answer the following questions, based on this information a. Who is the parent of item N? b. Who are the children of item B? C. List all raw material items d. Item S belongs to what level? e. Suppose you have absolutely no inventory on hand, but you want to assemble one unit of finished good A. The lead time associated with each and every item pictured in the product structure is exactly 1 week. How long would it take you to complete the one unit of A?

Answer 1

Answering the first 4 questions as per the Chegg Guidelines:

a. Items V and W are the parent of Item N (this can be seen from the hierarchical chart structure).

b. Item A (finished product) is the immediate child of item B.

c. All the raw material items of the given structure are Y, Z, AA, BB, CC, DD, EE and FF.

d. Item S belongs to Level 2 of the hierarchical chart.