An aluminum can manufacturer has discovered a way to improve its manufacturing process. As a result, its manufacturing cost has been reduced from $0.89 to $0.79 cents. How can the manufacturer best exploit this cost advantage? Information to be given if asked Market • The client is the leader in its market with a 40% share and supplies directly to major beverage manufacturers. • The number two player in the market has about 30% of the market and many small competitors share the rest. Substitutes • Aluminum cans have a lower priced substitute, steel cans, which have inferior printing and stamping characteristics. • Steel cans are used by customers who do not want to pay the premium for aluminum cans.

Q1.Provide 2 examples of core icon products. Describe what distinguishes each core icon product from its competitors.

Total cost of ownership Question 2 Which one of the following is NOT one of the Strategic Cost Management Tools? O Cost Breakdown Analysis O Total Cost of Ownership O Value Analysis O Price Analysis O Spend Analysis Question 3 Which statement is FALSE: Price analysis is used for strategic buy

CB Assignment 5 (Consumer Decision Making) After watching the Consumer Decision Making Presentation, complete the following spread sheet and indicate which brand is most likely to be selected for each of the approaches below. Smart Phones for Smart Phone Attitudes Product Attributes Price Good Reception Screen Size Camera Quality Weight Conjunctive: Product Attributes For Conjunctive use a cutoff rating of 4. For Disjunctive use a cutoff rating of 10. Price Good Reception Screen Size Camera Quality Weight Brand Selected= Disjunctive: Product Attributes Price Good Reception Screen Size Importance Rating 35 25 20 10 10 Camera Quality Weight Brand Selected= A 6 8 8 4 6 35 25 20 10 10 Brand Scores B с 8 7 6 5 A 9 2 7 Minimum Rating =4 (on all attributes) Importance Ra 10 6 3 Brand Scores Rating of 10 on ANY attribute Importance Rating 35 25 20 10 10 Brand Scores C A B D 5 6 8 2 4 D D Lexicographic: Select Best Performer for Most Important Attribute

Identify and describe an American firm of your choice that is challenged in its production operations to support its basic business needs to manufacture a high-quality product, safely, within budget, and on schedule. Its operations management is characterized by a culture that supports the vision and mission statements. This business problem (its production operations) includes a mismanaged supply chain, massive overtime wage payouts to make up for lost time injuries, increasing turnover and no shows at the work site, and where there is a spike in customer complaints resulting in business loss and narrowing profit margins.   As a decision maker, what action plan would you recommend to the senior leadership of the organization to take it from its current conditions to bring it closer to its ideal operating conditions (to become a company known for zero-defects, excellence in supply chain management, customer satisfaction, safe and reliable high-quality products, value to the customer,…

B) What were the weeks of supply this year? C) Is Mattress Wholesalers making progress in its inventory reduction effort?