Operations Management
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- The manager of the company told the employee to go out to the warehouse and count merchandise inventory. He said that owner is coming for a meeting next week and the manager wanted to put on a good show. He asked the employee to make the inventory higher by counting the first and last row twice. The higher ending inventory will result in higher net profit. What should the employee do?arrow_forwardWhich one of the following statement is wrong? - A lot or batch size is the quantity that a stage of the supply chain either produces or purchases at a given time. - The inventory profile is a plot depicting the level of inventory over time. - Lot sizes and cycle inventory do not affect the flow time of material within the supply chain. - Cycle inventory exists in a supply chain because different stages exploit economies of scale to lower total cost. - A key to reducing cycle inventory is the reduction of lot size.arrow_forwardThe break-even point is calculated to know what level of production is required to cover a company only fixed costs expenses. TRUE OR FALSEarrow_forward
- If a company has a robust control on its inventory then it's inventory turnover is generally below industry average. Group of answer choices True Falsearrow_forwardA. By examining a supplier's capacity, technological resources, delivery strategies, and general business practices, you can ensure that they share your priorities, and can adjust their operations to your business' benefit. B. Efficient stock control ensures that capital is not tied up unnecessarily, and protects production if problems arises with the supply chain. A First statement is false, second is true. B First statement is true, second is false. Both True D Both Falsearrow_forwardWhich of these reasons to keep inventory can lead to improved quality? It allows processes to flow more smoothly. It makes deliveries more reliable. It helps to deal with short term demands. It enables the best material to be sorted prior to production.arrow_forward
- The excess cost of an item is the profit you would have made on it. True Falsearrow_forwardA firm has $5,000,000 of inventory on average and annual sales of $30,000,000. Assume there are 365 days per year. What is the firm’s inventory conversion period? * a. 60.83 days b. 45.00 days c. 30.25 days d. 55.25 days e. 72.44 daysarrow_forwardWhich among the following methods assigns costs on the assumption that the inventory quantities on hand represent those last purchased or produced? Select one alternative: First-in, first-out Weighted-average cost Specific identification Last-in, first-outarrow_forward
- Your firm uses a continuous review system and operates 52 weeks per year. One of the Stock-Keeping Units (SKUs) has the following characteristics:Demand = 20000 units/year = 385 units/weekOrdering cost = $40/orderHolding cost = $2/unit/yearService level = 95 percentz=1.65Lead time = 2 weeksDemand is normally distributed, with a standard deviation of weekly demand of 100 units. a)Calculate the item's EOQ. b)Find the safety stock and reorder point that provide a 95 percent service level. c)For these policies, what are the annual costs of (i) holding the cycle inventory and (ii) placing orders?arrow_forwardIn a standard ABC analysis, 50 to 60 percent of the number of items in inventory but only about 10 to 15 percent of the annual dollar value represent Select one: O a. B itemns Ob. None is correct O c. C items O d. A items O e. A or C items Nextarrow_forwardblank is defined as the period of revenue growth in the life cycle of target industry when the slope of the revenue growth is increasing. In the United States, the economy is dominated by [blank] businesses.arrow_forward
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