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All buffered child parts Does the buffered child lie on any ASRLT paths? No Yes Un-buffer Child Part
Using ASRLT with a Matrix BOM

What is the impact in inventory for every buffered parent? Is this a significant reduction in total parent inventory for the investment in the child? No Buffer Parent Part
Yes

All non-buffered child parts What are all the non-buffered children with a fixed lead time > x (user defined) and common to > y (user defined) parents? If the child is buffered what is the NET reduction in cumulative lead time for every parent? Are some of the parents fed by this child non-buffered? No Will the market respond to better lead time? Yes No

Yes

Buffer Child Part

No Is this child common to other parents? Yes
Will the market respond to better lead time? No
Using ASRLT on Individual Parent Items
No

ASRL T-enabled decision matrix.
Yes

Is the parent stocked? What is the longest unprotected lead time path for the parent? What is the longest non-buffered child lead time on the path? If this child is buffered what is the NET reduction in the longest unprotected path? Is this a significant reduction in the parent for the investment in child or can this parent now be buffered? No Yes

FIGURE 23-15 Yes Do you want to reduce parent inventory? Yes

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