A forecast of 320 units in January, 400 units in February, and 240 units in March has been approved for the seismicsensory product family manufactured at the Rockport facility of Maryland Automated, Inc. Three products, A, B, and C, comprise this family. The product mix ratio for products A, B, and C for the past 2 years has been 35 percent, 40 percent, and 25 percent, respectively. Management believes that the monthly forecast requirements are evenly spread over the 4 weeks of each month. Currently, 15 units of product C are on hand. The company produces product C in lots of 40, and the lead time is 2 weeks. A production quantity of 40 units from the previous period is scheduled to arrive in week 1. The company has accepted orders of 25, 9, 11, 5, 4, and 9 units of product C in weeks 1 through 6, respectively. Prepare a prospective MPS for product C and calculate the availableto-promise inventory quantities.
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