Operations Management
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11.S, Problem 3P
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•• S11.3 Still concerned about the risk in Problem S11.2. suppose that Phillip is willing to use one local supplier and up to two more located in other territories within the country. This would reduce the probability of a “super-event” to 0.5%, but due to increased distance the annual costs for managing each of the distant suppliers would be $25,000 (still $15,000 for the local supplier). Assuming that the local supplier would be the first one chosen, how many suppliers should Witt Input Devices use now?
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Ch. 11.S - Prob. 1DQCh. 11.S - Question: 2. It the probability of a super-event...Ch. 11.S - Question: 3. If the probability of a super-event...Ch. 11.S - Question: 4. Describe some ramifications of the...Ch. 11.S - Question: 5. Describe causes of the bullwhip...Ch. 11.S - Question: 6. Describe how the bullwhip measure can...Ch. 11.S - Question: 7. Describe some potentially useful...Ch. 11.S - Prob. 8DQCh. 11.S - Question: 9. Describe some disadvantages of using...Ch. 11.S - Question S11.1 How would you go about attempting...
Ch. 11.S - Question S11.2 Phillip Witt, president of Witt...Ch. 11.S - Question S11.3 Still concerned about the risk in...Ch. 11.S - Question S11.4 Johnson Chemicals is considering...Ch. 11.S - Prob. 5PCh. 11.S - Question S11.6 Consider the supply chain...Ch. 11.S - Question S11.7 Over the past 5 weeks, demand for...Ch. 11.S - Prob. 8PCh. 11.S - Prob. 9PCh. 11.S - Question S11.10 As purchasing agent for Woolsey...Ch. 11.S - Question S11.11 Using the data in Problem S11.10,...Ch. 11.S - Question S11.12 Develop a vendor-rating form that...Ch. 11.S - Question S11.13 Your options for shipping 100,000...Ch. 11.S - Prob. 14PCh. 11.S - Prob. 15PCh. 11.S - Question S11.16 Recently, Abercrombie Fitch (AF)...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1DQCh. 11 - Prob. 2DQCh. 11 - Prob. 3DQCh. 11 - Prob. 4DQCh. 11 - Question 5. What is vertical integration? Give...Ch. 11 - Question 6 What are three basic approaches to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7DQCh. 11 - Question 8. What is the difference between...Ch. 11 - Question 9. What is CPFR?Ch. 11 - Question 10. What is the value of online auctions...Ch. 11 - Question: 11. Explain how FedEx uses the Internet...Ch. 11 - Question 12. How does Walmart use drop shipping?Ch. 11 - Prob. 13DQCh. 11 - Question: 14. What can purchasing do to implement...Ch. 11 - Question 15. What is e-procurement?Ch. 11 - Prob. 16DQCh. 11 - Question: 17. What is SCOR, and what purpose does...Ch. 11 - Question: 11.1 Choose a local establishment that...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2PCh. 11 - Question: 11.3 Hau Lee Furniture, Inc., described...Ch. 11 - Question: 11.4 Kamal Fatehl, production manager...Ch. 11 - Question: 11.5 Baker Mfg. Inc. (see Table 11.9)...Ch. 11 - Question: 11.6 Arrow Distributing Corp. (see...Ch. 11 - Question: 11.7 The grocery industry has an annual...Ch. 11 - Question: 11.8 Mattress Wholesalers, Inc., is...Ch. 11 - Question: Dardens Global Supply Chains Video Case...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2CSCh. 11 - Question: Dardens Global Supply Chains Video Case...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4CSCh. 11 - Question Supply Chain Management at Regal Marine ...Ch. 11 - Question Supply Chain Management at Regal Marine ...Ch. 11 - Question Supply Chain Management at Regal Marine ...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2.1VCCh. 11 - Prob. 2.2VCCh. 11 - Prob. 2.3VCCh. 11 - Prob. 2.4VC
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