The Realco Breadmaster

• Create a master production schedule for the breadmaker in the case that considers production levels, demand for the product, and the best business strategy for the situation presented. Consider the below bullet points.
o What do the projected ending inventory and available-to-promise numbers look like?
o Has Realco “overpromised”?
o In your view, should Realco update either the forecast or the production numbers?
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Jack’s approach, considering how master scheduling can improve the process, and considering the organizational changes needed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the process. Consider the below bullet points.
o What are the advantages? The disadvantages?
o How would formal master scheduling improve this process?
o What organizational changes would be required?
• Examine the impact of refusing a customer’s order because of lack of supply of the product versus accepting the order and failing to deliver
o What are the implications for master scheduling?