Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (12th Edition) (What's New in Operations Management)
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ISBN: 9780134741062
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter C, Problem 4P
One-Eyed Toad Pottery makes custom planters for up-scale clients. The average demand for planters is 20 per week. One-Eyed Toad’s production facility has the capacity to make 25 planters per week. Setup cost is $1,500. The value of finished goods inventory is $250 per planter. The annual per-unit inventory holding cost is 35 percent of the item’s value.
- What is the economic production lot size (ELS)?
- What is the average time between orders (TBO)?
- What is the total of the annual holding cost all and setup cost?
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Joe Henry's machine shop uses 2,450 brackets during the course of a year. These brackets are purchased from a supplier 90 miles away. The following information is known about the brackets:
Annual demand
2,450
Holding cost per bracket per year
$1.65
Order cost per order
$18.50
Lead time
2 days
Working days per year
250
a) What is the EOQ? __units (round your response to two decimal places).
b) What is the average inventory if the EOQ is used?__ units (round your response to two decimal places).
What would be the annual inventory holding cost? $__ (round your response to two decimal places).
c) Given the EOQ, how many orders will be made annually?__orders (round your response to two decimal places).
What would be the annual order cost? $__ (round your response to two decimal places).
d) Given the EOQ, what is the total annual cost of managing (ordering and holding) the inventory? __ $ (round your response to two decimal places).
d)…
Joe Henry's machine shop uses 2,500 brackets during the course of a year. These brackets are purchased from a supplier 90 miles away. The following information is known about the brackets:
Annual demand
2,500
Holding cost per bracket per year
$1.50
Order cost per order
$18.75
Lead time
2 days
Working days per year
250
a)
What is the EOQ?units (round your response to two decimal places).
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