1. Determine the inventory order quantity for Diamant’s distributor. 2. Compare the optimal order quantity with a seasonally adjusted forecast for demand. Does the order quantity seem adequate to meet the seasonal demand pattern for Diamonds (i.e., is it likely that shortages or excessive inventories will occur)?

26 Which of the following statements is true with regard to cycle stock?   a It is also called surplus stock.   b It is received from a downstream supply chain partner.   c It is seasonal in nature   d It is also referred to as base stock.   27 Inventories that are in transit in containers or trucks ______.   a are known as pipeline inventories   b are known as in-house inventories   c are relatively small in global supply chain (as compared to domestic supply chains)   d are known as en route inventories

The following lots of a particular commodity were available for sale during the year Beginning inventory 7 units at $49.00 First purchase 18 units at $54.00 Second purchase 25 units at $59.00 Third purchase 14 units at $59.00 The firm uses the periodic system, and there are 23 units of the commodity on hand at the end of the year. What is the amount of inventory at the end of the year according to the FIFO method? Select the correct answer. $1,127.00 $1,357.00 $3,616.00 $3,593.00

19. SPRAY-PAINT INVENTORY The Graphic Hobby House made purchases of assorted colors of spray paint during the year as follows. Beginning inventory 200 cans at $2.20 March 400 cans at $2.40 May 700 cans at $2.00 August 500 cans at $2.30 November 300 cans at S2.60 At the end of the year, they had 450 cans of spray paint in stock. (a) Find the inventory value using the weighted-average method. (b) Find the inventory value using the FIFO method. (c) Find the inventory value using the LIFO method.

1) Assume that you are a manager of one of the hotels in the UAE. As you know, UAE has an excellent weather from October to April, so the room occupancy rate is high during this period. However, the occupancy rate becomes low during the period from May to September due to the hot weather and this happens every year. Based on the above information: 1- What is type of demand state that you face in this situation? Explain it? 2- And explain how can you manage this demand state in detail? 2) In this course, you were requested to provide relevant recommendations to intensive growth strategies for a selected hotel of your choice in the UAE, write a report to explain each one of them and show their relevant recommendations as follows: 1- Market penetration strategy (explain and write recommendations) 2- Market development strategy (explain and write recommendations) 3- Product development strategy (explain and write recommendations) 4- Related diversification strategy (explain and write…

Specialty Toys, Inc., sells a variety of new and innovative children's toys. Management learned that the preholiday season is the best time to introduce a new toy, because many families use this time to look for new ideas for December holiday gifts. When Specialty discovers a new toy with good market potential, it chooses an October market entry date. In order to get toys in its stores by October, Specialty places one-time orders with its manufacturers in June or July of cach year. Demand for children's toys can be highly volatile. If a new toy catches on, a sense of shortage in the marketplace often increases the demand to high levels and large profits can be realized. However, new toys can also flop, leaving Specialty stuck with high levels of inventory that must be sold at reduced prices. The most important question the company faces is deciding how many units of a new toy should be purchased to meet anticipated sales demand. If too few are purchased, sales will be lost; if too many…

The seasonal demand for a particular product is given below: Period 123 4 5 6 Demand 300 450 100 450 450 100 The fixed parameters are: Fixed Cost $8 Unit Production Cost $1 Holding Cost $1.3 Calculate total ordering cost using following three methods: i) Lot-for-Lot ii) Wagner-Whitin algorithm iii) Fixed order quantity

Ram Roy's firm has developed the following supply, demand, cost, and inventory data Period 1 2 3 Regular Time 30 30 40 Supply Available Overtime Subcontract 5 15 15 15 5 5 Demand Forecast 40 20 units $100 $150 $200 $6 45 55 Initial inventory Regular-time cost per unit Overtime cost per unit Subcontract cost per unit Carrying cost per unit per month Assume that the initial inventory has no holding cost in the first period and backorders are not permitted Allocating production capacity to meet demand at a minimum cost using the transportation method, the total cost is $ (enter your response as a whole number)

Ram Roy's firm has developed the following supply, demand, cost, and inventory data. Supply Available Period 1 W N 3 Regular Time 30 35 40 Overtime 15 15 20 Initial inventory Regular-time cost per unit Overtime cost per unit Subcontract 10 10 10 Subcontract cost per unit Carrying cost per unit per month 20 units $100 $160 $250 $2 Demand Forecast 40 55 60 Assume that the initial inventory has no holding cost in the first period and backorders are not permitted. Allocating production capacity to meet demand at a minimum cost using the transportation method, the total cost is $ (enter your response as a whole number).

As with other products, Fisher-Price faces the decision of how many Weather Teddy units to order for the comingholiday season. Members of the management team suggested order quantities of 15,000, 18,000, 24,000, or28,000 units. The wide range of order quantities suggested indicates considerable disagreement concerning themarket potential. The product management team asks you for an analysis of the stock-out probabilities forvarious order quantities, an estimate of the profit potential, and to help make an order quantity recommendation.Fisher-Price expects to sell Weather Teddy for $24 based on a cost of $16 per unit. If inventory remains afterthe holiday season, Fisher-Price will sell all surplus inventory for $5 per unit. After reviewing the sales historyof similar products, Fisher-Price’s senior sales forecaster predicted an expected demand of 20,000 units with a.95 probability that demand would be between 10,000 units and 30,000 units. Question: One of Fisher-Price’s managers felt…