You are a shop floor manager and you have received an order which is a back-to-back order in nature.
You need to reserve 100 pieces of an item in order to finish you order.
However, there are only 50 pieces available for reservation.
If you process this request, how many pieces are provided as the fulfillment for the order?
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In this scenario, the shop floor manager has received an order which is a back-to-back order in nature, meaning that the order is dependent on the availability of a particular item. The manager needs to reserve 100 pieces of an item in order to complete the order, but there are only 50 pieces available for reservation.
Option A, 50 pieces, is incorrect because the order requires 100 pieces, and only 50 pieces are available for reservation. Therefore, it is not possible to fulfill the order with just 50 pieces.
Option B, 25 pieces, is also incorrect. Even though 50 pieces are available for reservation, the order requires 100 pieces, and only half of the quantity can be reserved. This means that the order cannot be fulfilled by reserving just 25 pieces.
Option C, 0 pieces, is incorrect because even though partial fulfillment of reservation may not be supported, there are still 50 pieces available for reservation. Therefore, it is possible to fulfill part of the order with the available 50 pieces.
Option D, 100 pieces, is the correct answer. The order requires 100 pieces, and only 50 pieces are available for reservation. However, the manager can place a purchase order for the remaining 50 pieces, which will fulfill the entire order. Therefore, 50 pieces will be fulfilled from the available on-hand inventory, and the remaining 50 pieces will be fulfilled through the purchase order.
In conclusion, the correct answer is D, 100 pieces, as the manager can fulfill the entire order by using 50 pieces from on-hand inventory and placing a purchase order for the remaining 50 pieces.