! Parts list; U, ! Unicycles; B, ! Bicycles; T, ! Tandems; S, ! Seats; W, ! Wheels; C, ! Chains; H, ! Hubs; P, ! sPokes; L~ ! Links; ! The set of periods; 1..9 ~ ! The parent-child use relationships; ! (i.e., Unicycles use Seats, etc.); U S, U W, B S, B W, B C, T S, T W, T C, W H, W P, C L ~ ! The number of child parts required; ! in each parent- child relationship,; ! respectively (i.e, Unicycles use 1; ! Seat, Wheels use 36 sPokes, etc.); 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 36, 84~ ! The lead times for each part; 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2~ ! The external demands or master schedule; ! Time period; ! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9; ! U; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,10, 0, ! B; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,20, ! T; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,20, ! S; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ! W; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ! C; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ! H; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ! P; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, ! L; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0