ASSIGNMENT 1

FACULTY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

BMFP 3423 SEMESTER 2 SESSION 2018/2019

QUESTION 1
Table 1 below shows actual demand for a product from week 1 until week 52 in 2018. The
forecast for week 2 is 225 units. Alpha are known to be 0.10 and 0.40 respectively.
Determine the best forecasting technique from any of FOUR forecasting methods that can
be used to forecast the demand of the product from week 3 until week 52 for the year 2020
using spreadsheet (MS-Excel etc).
(30 marks)
Table 1: Actual demand for a product from week 1 until week 52 in 2018.
Week Actual Week Actual Week Actual Week Actual
demand demand demand demand
(unit) (unit) (unit) (unit)
1 217 15 234 29 287 43 206
2 213 16 256 30 264 44 269
3 216 17 289 31 257 45 285
4 210 18 235 32 301 46 243
5 213 19 247 33 288 47 213
6 219 20 264 24 244 48 209
7 216 21 201 35 268 49 211
8 220 22 269 36 255 50 233
9 230 23 180 37 273 51 236
10 225 24 179 38 244 52 249
11 245 25 196 39 236
12 264 26 203 40 215
13 190 27 270 41 265
14 205 28 269 42 233

QUESTION 2
Figure 1 shows a product tree structure for a complete table. The information on the lead
time, order size and available stock for each item can be referred to Table 2.
Construct Gross Material Requirement Planning (MRP) in order to fulfil customers’ order
of 198,724 units in week 30, 100,105 units in week 29, 35,555 units in week 27, and
501,501 units in week 24 using spreadsheet (MS-Excel etc).
(40 marks)

Figure 1: Product tree structure for a complete table.

Table 2: Quantity used per unit, lead time, minimum order size and available stocks for
each item.
No. Item Qty used/unit Lead Time Min Order Size Available Stocks
1 Complete table 1 1 Lot-for-lot 25,000
2 Table top 1 2 50 5,752
3 Tapping screw 20 1 1,000 pcs 10,000
4 Painted leg frame 4 1 Lot-for-lot 1,245
5 Castor 2 1 Lot-for-lot 10,000
6 Lockable castor 2 1 Lot-for-lot 7,500
7 Welded leg frame 4 2 Lot-for-lot 0
8 Welding wire 20g 1 5 kg 55 kg
9 Steel nut 4 1 500 pcs 511
10 Steel pole 4 2 Lot-for-lot 501
11 Top bracket 4 1 Lot-for-lot 517
12 Bottom bracket 4 1 Lot-for-lot 512
13 Stamped top bracket 4 1 Lot-for-lot 505
14 Stamped bottom bracket 4 1 Lot-for-lot 0
15 Cut-to-size plate 4 3 1500 pcs 991
16 Steel coil 320g 4 5000 kg 10,081 kg