A material manager adopts the policy to place an order for a minimum quantity of 500 of a particular item in order to avail a discount of 10 percent. It was found from the company records that for last year 8 orders were placed each of size 200 Nos, ordering cost is ksh 500 per order. Inventory carrying charges at 40 per cent cost unit is ksh 400. (a) Show whether the purchase manager is justified in his decision (b) What is the effect of this decision on the company

A material manager adopts the policy to place an order for a minimum quantity of 500 of a particular item in order to avail a discount of 10 percent. It was found from the company records that for last year 8 orders were placed each of size 200 Nos, ordering cost is ksh 500 per order. Inventory carrying charges at 40 per cent cost unit is ksh 400. (a) Show whether the purchase manager is justified in his decision (b) What is the effect of this decision on the company

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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

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Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Chapter16: Lean Supply Chain Management

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Problem 10DQ: The chapter presented various approaches for the control of inventory investment. Discuss three...

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