Operations Management, Student Value Edition
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Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 8P
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•• 11.8 Mattress Wholesalers, Inc., is constantly trying to reduce inventory in its supply chain. Last year, cost of goods sold was $7.5 million and inventory was $1.5 million. This year, cost of goods sold is $8.6 million and inventory investment is $1.6 million.
- a. What were the weeks of supply last year?
- b. What are the weeks of supply this year?
- c. Is Mattress Wholesalers making progress in its inventory-reduction effort?
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Question 1 part 1
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Case Assignment: CEC Entertainment, Inc (Chuck E. Cheese’s)For more than 35 years, Chuck E. Cheese’s has been one of the nation’s go-to venues for children’s birthday parties and rainy afternoon outings. Operating under the slogan “Where a kid can be a kid,” there are more than 575 Chuck E. Cheese’s locations in 47 states and 10 foreign countries or territories. Their goal is to provide a fun and safe environment for children to play and families to create memories, but in 2015 Chuck E. Cheese’s made improvements notfor the children, but for the parents.
“Your average kid who comes to Chuck E. wants to come 11 times a year; they come three times a year. The difference between that and the 11 times a year they want to come is the mom and dad veto,” said Tom Leverton, CEO of CEC Entertainment, Inc. “What we’ve been doing over the past couple of years especially is trying to address the mom…
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Operations Management, Student Value Edition
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