Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. Atits largest manufacturing facility, in Jakarta, the company producessubcomponents at a rate of 300 per day, and it uses these subcomponentsat a rate of 12,500 per year (of250 working days). Holding costsare $2 per item per year, and orde1ing (setup) costs are $30 per order.a) What is the economic production quantity?b) How many production runs per year will be made?c) What will be the maximum inventory level?d) What percentage of time will the facility be producing components?e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory?

Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. Atits largest manufacturing facility, in Jakarta, the company producessubcomponents at a rate of 300 per day, and it uses these subcomponentsat a rate of 12,500 per year (of250 working days). Holding costsare $2 per item per year, and orde1ing (setup) costs are $30 per order.a) What is the economic production quantity?b) How many production runs per year will be made?c) What will be the maximum inventory level?d) What percentage of time will the facility be producing components?e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory?

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

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Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. At its largest manufacturing facility, in Jakarta, the company produces subcomponents at a rate of 300 per day, and it uses these subcomponents at a rate of 12,500 per year (of 250 working days). Holding costs are $2.00 per item per year, and ordering costs are $30.00 per order. Part 2 a) What is the economic production quantity? _________ units (round your response to two decimal places). Part 3 b) How many production runs per year will be made? _________ production runs (round your response to two decimal places). Part 4 c) What will be the maximum inventory level? _______ units (round your response to two decimal places). Part 5 d) What percentage of time will the facility be producing components? _________% (enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places). Part 6 e) What is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? $_________ (round your response to two decimal places).
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