Master Production Schedule (MPS) for Business Plan

Exercise 1

Preparing a Processes Planning for Master Production Schedule (MPS)

Franze Sdn Bhd is a metal steel fabrication company operating in Penang, producing various type of products in metal fabrication. The company normally purchases 1000 pieces of 10’ x 12’ metal sheets each week. These metal sheets are processed into metal boxes 2'x5'x2' for their customers. The following are the process capacity and output:                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Process A cutting machine capacity can run up to 200 sheets per day. But, current output of finished boxes per day is 50 pieces of 5’x2’x2' metal sheet.  Every two metal sheets purchased can generate 5 boxes of finish products. Each day the operations department produces 50 boxes of finish products. Calculate  the production capacity and determine how to increase output.                                                                                                                                                                                                              

	2'	2'	2'	2'	2'	2'
5'							2'
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							2'
5'
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	Std 10'x12' Metal sheets Input	Std output of metal sheets cut	Current input	Current Output	Planned Input	Planned Output
Process A: Input raw sheets Cutting 2'x10'	1	6	20	120	100	600
Process B: Input from A, Cutting 2'x5'	5	2	100	200	500	1000
Process c: Input from A, Cutting 2'x2'	1	5	20	100	100	500
Process D: Input from B, Clipping	2	0,5	200	50	1000	250
Process E: Input from C & Clipping on D	5	2,5	100	50	500	250
Finish Product QA	2,5	2,5	50	50	250	250

The above production shows that process  A is producing at 10% of its capable capacity of 200 sheets per day. Why? Further Investigation shows that Process A cutting speed can be increased to process 50 pcs per day. Remember Process A capacity can be increased max 200 pcs a day.    

                                                                                                                   

Process B Capacity can process up to 2000 cut pieces per day. Meaning,

Process A, 200 x 6 = 1200 pieces  is not an issue. 

Process C capacity can process inputs up to 500 pieces 2'x2'.

Process D can clip inputs up to 1000 pieces a day.

Process E can clip and hinge inputs up to 500 pcs a day.

QA is an inspection process that can complete all outputs.

Question:

1. What are the processes that becomes the constraints to the business plan?

2. Calculate is the maximum output of finish product that can be produced based on the above processes constraints.

Exercise 2

Preparing MPS for a Business Plan

Demand Plan

Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Customer Demand	200	250	300	350	450	550	650	750

Master Production Schedule

Daily Outputs	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
Weekly (5 day week) Outputs	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250
Week Opening balance	0	50	50	0	-100	-300	-600	-1000
Week Closing balance	50	50	0	-100	-300	-600	-1000	-1500

The above explains the demands from the customer for the first eight weeks.                                                                                                                   The MPS are base on current daily outputs from exercise 1.                                                                                        Weekly opening and closing balance are showing negative balances due to shortage of daily and weekly outputs that could not support the demands from the customers.

 Question:

1. Identify what is the daily and weekly outputs of finish products should be produced.

2. Identify how the volumes of outputs should be increase.

3. Identify how the market volumes need to be increase as well for the weeks 9-12.

My attempt answering exercise 2:

Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	total
Customer Demand	200	250	300	350	450	550	650	750	3.500
		50	50	50	100	100	100	100

Master Production Schedule

Daily Outputs	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	total
Weekly (5 day week) Outputs	450	450	450	450	450	450	450	450	3.600
Week Opening balance	0	250	450	600	700	700	600	400
Week Closing balance	250	450	600	700	700	600	400	100

Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Customer Demand	200	250	300	350	450	550	650	750	850	950	1050	1150
		50	50	50	100	100	100	100

Master Production Schedule
Daily Outputs	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	200	200	200	200
Weekly (5 day week) Outputs	450	450	450	450	450	450	450	450	1000	1000	1000	1000
Week Opening balance	0	250	450	600	700	700	600	400	100	250	300	250
Week Closing balance	250	450	600	700	700	600	400	100	250	300	250	100

To avoid the negative closing/ opening balance on every week and on week 8, the daily outputs is 90. 

On the week 9, if the demand is stable, and to avoid the negatif closing/opening balance on everyweek and on week 12, the daily output should be increased to maximum output 200.

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"Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves."
(QS Al-Baqarah: 222)

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