Peron Appliances is a Spanish company that is considering moving its manufacturing of dishwashers from Spain to Mexico. It requires 3 hours of labor to make a dishwasher. In Spain, the cost of each hour of labor is 25 euros. In Mexico, the cost of each hour would be 5 euros. The holding cost per dishwasher per week in Spain is 2 euros, while in Mexico it is 1.5 euros. In Spain, it places orders with the factory weekly and there is a three-week lead time. If production moves to Mexico, the lead time would be 15 weeks. Weekly demand is 500 dishwashers with a standard deviation of 100 dishwashers. It operates with a safety factor of 3. (a) If it keeps production in Spain, on average how many units of inventory will it have on order and on hand? (b) If it moves production to Mexico, on average how many units of inventory will it have on order and on hand? (c) If it keeps production in Spain, what is its holding cost per dishwasher (in euros)?
- Peron Appliances is a Spanish company that is considering moving its manufacturing of dishwashers from Spain to Mexico. It requires 3 hours of labor to make a dishwasher. In Spain, the cost of each hour of labor is 25 euros. In Mexico, the cost of each hour would be 5 euros. The holding cost per dishwasher per week in
Spain is 2 euros, while in Mexico it is 1.5 euros. In Spain, it places orders with the factory weekly and there is a three-week lead time. If production moves to Mexico, the lead time would be 15 weeks. Weekly demand
is 500 dishwashers with a standard deviation of 100 dishwashers. It operates with a safety factor of 3.
(a) If it keeps production in Spain, on average how many units of inventory will it have on order and on hand?
(b) If it moves production to Mexico, on average how many units of inventory will it have on order and on hand?
(c) If it keeps production in Spain, what is its holding cost per dishwasher (in euros)?
(d) If it moves production to Mexico, what is its holding cost per dishwasher (in euros)?
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