PRIN OF OPS MGMT W/MYOMLAB&ACCESS BADGE
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Chapter 13, Problem 13P
Ram Roy’s firm has developed the following supply, demand, cost, and inventory data. Allocate production capacity to meet demand at a minimum cost using the transportation method. What is the cost? Assume that the initial inventory has no holding cost in the first period and backorders are not permitted.
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Ram Roy’s firm has developed the following supply,
demand, cost, and inventory data. Allocate production capac-ity to meet demand at a minimum cost using the transportation
method. What is the cost? Assume that the initial inventory has noholding cost in the first period and backorders are not permitted.Supply AvailablePERIODREGULARTIME OVERTIME SUBCONTRACT
DEMANDFORECAST1 30 10 5 402 35 12 5 503 30 10 5 40Initial inventory 20 unitsRegular-time cost per unit $100Overtime cost per unit $150Subcontract cost per unit $200Carrying cost per unit per month $ 4
The president of Hill Enterprises, Terri Hill, projects the firm's aggregate demand requirements over the next 8 months as follows:
January
1,400
May
2,200
February
1,600
June
2,200
March
1,800
July
1,800
April
1,800
August
1,400
Her operations manager is considering a new plan, which begins in January with
200
units of inventory on hand. Stockout cost of lost sales is
$100
per unit. Inventory holding cost is
$20
per unit per month. Ignore any idle-time costs. The plan is called plan C.
Plan C: Keep a stable workforce by maintaining a constant production rate equal to the average gross requirements excluding initial inventory and allow varying inventory levels.
Conduct your analysis for January through August.
Part 2
The average monthly demand
requirement=17751775
units. (Enter your response as a whole number.)
Part 3
In order to arrive at the costs, first compute the ending inventory and stockout units for each month…
The president of Hill Enterprises, Terri Hill, projects the firm's aggregate demand requirements over the next 8 months as follows:
January
1,400
May
2,200
February
1,600
June
2,200
March
1,800
July
1,800
April
1,800
August
1,400
Her operations manager is considering a new plan, which begins in January with
200
units of inventory on hand. Stockout cost of lost sales is
$100
per unit. Inventory holding cost is
$20
per unit per month. Ignore any idle-time costs. The plan is called plan C.
Plan C: Keep a stable workforce by maintaining a constant production rate equal to the average gross requirements excluding initial inventory and allow varying inventory levels.
Conduct your analysis for January through August.
Part 2
The average monthly demand
requirement=1775
units. (Enter your response as a whole number.)
Part 3
In order to arrive at the costs, first compute the ending inventory and stockout units for each month by…
Chapter 13 Solutions
PRIN OF OPS MGMT W/MYOMLAB&ACCESS BADGE
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