Operations Management
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Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
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To characterize: The given decision has tactical or strategic.
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15 What to purchase and when to purchase are strategic supply chain decisions.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
9. XYZ has developed the following data from its
Material A
Safety stock
Average (normally) daily use
Maximum daily use
Minimum daily use
ЕOQ
Cost of placing an order
Working days per year
280
200
240
180
1,000
P20
250 days
Lead time
6 days
What is the cost of carrying an inventory per unit
per year?
10. XYZ has developed the following data from its
Material A
Safety stock
Average (normally) daily use
Maximum daily use
Minimum daily use
EOQ
Cost of placing an order
Working days per year
280
200
240
180
1,000
P20
250 days
Lead time
6 days
What is the average inventory?
. Characterize the following decision as either tactical or strategic: The discounts to offeron inventory available for an end-of-season sale.a. Tactical b. Strategic
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Operations Management
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- Explain the following in respect of the Inventory: a) Characteristics b) Needarrow_forward1. Which of the following costs do not come under inventory carrying cost calculation? a) Investment in a software for updating stock position online b) Investment in stores space c) Salaries of procurement personnel d) Cost of maintaining the inventory stocks 2. Which of the following will have lesser bullwhip effect in a supply chain? a) Supply Chain co-ordination b) Opening more stocking points closer to the point of consumption c) Empowering the lower echelons of the inventory to take decisions on fulfilling the demand d) All of the above 3. What is the effect of delayed differentiation strategy? a) The number of variants offered will be reduced b) The inventory carrying costs will come down c) Production Planning and Control will become more difficult d) Bullwhip effect will be more pronouncedarrow_forwardExplain in basic context how a safety stock is calculated using the customer service level?arrow_forward
- How would these factors affect an EOQ analysis?(1) The use of just-in-time procedures.arrow_forwardQ1) Bullwhip effect can lead to stock shortages due to lack of proper information. Select one: a. True b. False Q2) The ability to track the location of the order is known as supplier visibility. Select one: a. False b. Truearrow_forward“The ABC Supply company is currently experiencing with an inventory rotation problem. This difficulty stems from the fact that some supplies must be used prior to a stated expiration date. Upon receipt, a new shipment of these perishable items must be stacked beneath the boxes that are currently in inventory. A substantial amount of time is consumed in restacking the items according to their expiration dates.” Required: Explain the DMAIC methodology that can be used by the “ABC” company to implement Six Sigma Process for the above scenario. 800 wordsarrow_forward
- B15. The restaurant uses 24 bottles of wine to operate and it has 3 bottles in hand. Calculate the Desired Ending Inventory (DEl) if the number of days in the delivery period is 2 and the safety factor is 10%. Using the Periodic Order Method, calculate the number of bottles that the restaurant should order.arrow_forward“The ABC Supply company is currently experiencing with an inventory rotation problem. This difficulty stems from the fact that some supplies must be used prior to a stated expiration date. Upon receipt, a new shipment of these perishable items must be stacked beneath the boxes that are currently in inventory. A substantial amount of time is consumed in restacking the items according to their expiration dates.” Required: Explain the DMAIC methodology that can be used by the “ABC” company to implement Six Sigma Process for the above scenario.arrow_forwardSubject: Logistic management Q): What are the concern of inventory control & overall objective of inventory management? Q): What are the system of inventory counting?arrow_forward
- Seah Corporation presents the following data: Usage is 400 units per month, cost per order is P20, and carrying cost per unit is P6. Given these data, answer the following questions: (A) What is the economic order quantity? (B) How many orders are required each month? CHOICES A) 32 and (B) 6 (A) 32 and (B) 8 (A) 52 and (B) 6 (A) 52 and (B) 8 (A) 62 and (B) 10arrow_forwardDiscuss what EOQ is and why is it a useful tool for managers in operations?arrow_forwardInventory and supply chain management concepts (6) When is it appropriate to use an Economic-Order-Quantity (EOQ) to determine an inventory order quantity? Multiple Choice O O When product has short lifecycle and it is very expensive to buy. When product is perishable and there is cost of holding inventory. When product has long life cycle and there is fixed cost of ordering. When product's demand is uncertain and there is a known cost of under-stocking.arrow_forward
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