NTC Co. uses about 200,000 yards of a particular fabric each year. The fabric costs P25 per yard. The current policy is to order the fabric four times a year. Incremental ordering costs are about P200 per order, and incremental carrying costs are about P0.75 per yard, much of which represents the opportunity cost of the funds tied up in inventory. How much total annual costs are associated with the current inventory policy?

NTC Co. uses about 200,000 yards of a particular fabric each year. The fabric costs P25 per yard. The current policy is to order the fabric four times a year. Incremental ordering costs are about P200 per order, and incremental carrying costs are about P0.75 per yard, much of which represents the opportunity cost of the funds tied up in inventory. How much total annual costs are associated with the current inventory policy?

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

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

Section: Chapter Questions

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

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