Answer 3.1
Answer Q1:
Week
Forecast
1
90
2
120
3
110
4
80
5
85
6
95
7
100
8
110
9
90
10
90
11
100
12
110
Customer
Orders
105
97
93
72
98
72
53
21
17
6
2
5
220
123
30
250
152
57
257
147
57
267
167
57
Projected
Available
balance
25
MPS
ATP
300
30
300
58
300
209
300
287
Projected Available Balance: = PAB + MPS – Customer order
Outside of demand time fence
PAB = Prior period PAB + MPS – greater of customer order or forecast
Available to Promise calculations
MPS values for a given time period left after actual customer orders
are subtracted.
Answer Q2:
We can fulfill the customer’s order of 45 pumps for delivery in week 5 as the number of
pumps available to promise in week 4 is 58. The fulfillment of the new order will not
affect the production schedule.