Allowing them to keep their master schedule "frozen" over the upcoming two week period. This provides sufficient "future visibility" into production requirements to allow the MRP system to compute material requirements based on customer orders, as shown below:
Frozen Master Schedule
Big Box Cashways is pressuring for a one-week order lead time, and has hinted they may be forced to find another cabinet supplier if this is not possible. How can Quality Cabinets respond to this challenge? Do the changes impact how the ERP system is configured and used? Explain.