Each day, the production manager is faced with the problem of how many of each type of product to produce. The manager's goal is to maximize profits, but, at the same time, no existing orders should go unfilled. Based on the following information, how many of each product should the manager produce today? Product A B Aluminum required (pounds) 2 4 Steel required (pounds) 3 2 Current inventory of aluminum - 50 pounds Current inventory of steel - 100 pounds Quantity of Product A Quantity of Product B 25 12 Profit per unit 10 15 Current orders 12 5

Hau Lee Furniture, Inc., spends 45% of its sales dollars in the supply chain and finds its current profit of $15,000 inadequate. The bank is insisting on an improved profit picture prior to approval of a loan for some new equipment. Hau would like to improve the profit line to $20,000 so he can obtain the bank's approval for the loan. Current Situation Sales Cost of material $100,000 $45,000 (45%) Production costs Fixed cost Profit $25,000 (25%) $15,000 (15%) $15,000 (15%) a) What percentage improvement is needed in the supply chain strategy for profit to improve to $20,000? What is the cost of material with a $20,000 profit? A decrease of 11.1 % in material (supply-chain) costs is required to yield a profit of $20,000, for a new material cost of $40000. (Enter your response for the percentage decrease to one decimal place and enter your response for the new material cost as a whole number.)

• 1An advantage of a make-to-stock process is which of the following? o It responds directly to customer orderso It allows the firm to avoid inventory costso Rapid delivery of a standard producto All units of output are uniqueCorrect• 2According to Little’s law, which of the following can be used to estimate inventory?o Set up time times throughput rateo Process time times cycle timeo Process velocity times flow timeo Throughput rate times flow timeCorrect• 3Which of the following is a principle of reengineering? o Integrate the outcomes of parallel activitieso Organize around the taskso Treat geographically dispersed resources as though they were centralizedo Capture information many times, at the source and where it is interpretedCorrect• 4Which of the following is one of the major types of stakeholders impacted by most consulting projects?o International government regulatorso Other consultantso…

Opportunity costs are relevant to which of the following decisions? Whether to accept a special order when capacity is limited Whether to makeor buy a product No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes

As the production planner for Xiangling Hu​ Products, Inc., you have been given a bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a​ base, 2 springs​, and 4 clamps. The base is assembled from 2 clamps and 1 housing. Each clamp has 1handle and 1 casting. Each housing has 2 bearings and 2 shafts. There is no inventory on hand.     c) Compute the net quantities needed if there are 25 of the base and 100 of the clamp in stock. ​Base:  units (enter your response as a whole number​). ​Spring: units ​Clamp: units ​Housing: units Handle units ​Casting: units ​Bearing: units ​Shaft: units

Samson is trying to solve the inventory needs for his fidget spinner business. He is in talks with two manufacturing businesses that can solve his problems. He is debating with himself if he should choose one or the other for his business. What role of Operations Management is Samson embodying in this scenario? (A) Storage and Inventory System (B Materials and Requisition Evaluation of Suppliers D Quality Control Management

Exercise 1: You are the operations manager at the company Servicios de Salud, Inc., which provides care services to the elderly. An important aspect of your job is ensuring that nursing homes have a healthy inventory of nutritional drinks for residents. Below is the historical demand for the product for one year: Month Historical demand (boxes) Forecasted demand (boxes) January 300   February 340   March 370   April 410 ¿? May 470 ¿? June 570 ¿? July 630 ¿? August 720 ¿? September 640 ¿? October 460 ¿? November 420 ¿? December 390 ¿? a. Calculate the average demand for each period from April to December using the 3-month simple moving average. Presents calculations and findings in a clear and organized manner. b. Discuss any trends or patterns observed in the calculated moving average demand values. c. Make an interpretation of the results and their implications for forecasting…

ssume you are the manager of a shop that assembles power tools. You have just received an order for 50 chain saws, which are to be shipped at the start of week 8. Pertinent information on the saws follows: Item Lead Time (weeks) On Hand Components Saw 2 15 A(2), B(1), C(4) A 1 10 E(3), D(1) B 2 5 D(2), F(3) C 2 65 E(2), D(2) D 1 20 E 1 10 F 2 30 Develop the material requirements plan for component E using lot-for-lot ordering for all items. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

9.15 If the annual cost of goods sold is $30,000,000 and the average inventory is $5,000,000: a. What is the inventory turns ratio? b. What would be the reduction in average inventory if, through better materials management, inventory turns were increased to 10 times per year? c. If the cost of carrying inventory is 25% of the average inventory, what is the annual savings?

A bagel store orders cream cheese from three suppliers, Cheesy Cream Corp. (CCC), Super Smooth & Sons (SSS), and Bagel's Best Friend Co. (BBF). One month, the total order of cheese came to 100 tons. (The store does do a booming trade.) The costs were $80, $50 and $65 per ton from the three suppliers respectively, with the total cost amounting to $6,710. Given that the store ordered the same amount from CCC and BBF, how many tons of cream cheese were ordered from each supplier? Cheesy Cream Corp.____ tons Super Smooth & Sons ____tons Bagel's Best Friend Co. _____tons