Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What is the annual transportation cost if annual demand is 240,

What is the annual transportation cost if annual demand is 240,000 units and the cost to transship a unit is $0.80 per unit?

Q: Given the information in Exhibit 13.10, compute the procurement

Given the information in Exhibit 13.10, compute the procurement, oversight, transportation, order cycle inventory, pipeline inventory costs, and total supply chain costs for an air conditioner coil pu...

Q: Given the information in Exhibit 13.11, what are the

Given the information in Exhibit 13.11, what are the procurement, oversight, transportation, order cycle inventory, pipeline inventory costs, and total supply chain costs for using the supplier Ebert,...

Q: Consider the following performance data for Modular Computers, Inc (MCI

Consider the following performance data for Modular Computers, Inc (MCI). Sales 5 $34 million, cost of goods sold 5 $30 million, total average inventory 5 $428,000, accounts receivable 5 $2,100,000, a...

Q: As an operations management consultant, you have been asked to evaluate

As an operations management consultant, you have been asked to evaluate a furniture manufacturer’s cash-to-cash conversion cycle under the following assumptions: sales of $23.5 million, cost of goods...

Q: Using the data in Problem 38, assume the operating manager reduces

Using the data in Problem 38, assume the operating manager reduces total average inventory on-hand by 21 percent by using better operations and supply chain methods. What is the revised cash-to-cash c...

Q: 1. Explain whether the global diamond supply chain a push system

1. Explain whether the global diamond supply chain a push system or a pull system, and whether the global diamond supply chain is an efficient or responsive system for make-to-order and make-to-stock...

Q: The forecast demand for fudge for the next four months is 120

The forecast demand for fudge for the next four months is 120, 160, 20, and 70 pounds. a. What is the recommended production rate if a level strategy is adopted with no backorders or stock outs? What...

Q: Rapallo Corporation manufactures industrial vacuum cleaners with forecasted sales for the next

Rapallo Corporation manufactures industrial vacuum cleaners with forecasted sales for the next five weeks as follows: Week 1 5 2,000 units, Week 2 5 2,500, Week 3 5 3,000, Week 4 5 3,000, and Week 5 5...

Q: Jet skis and snowmobiles are assembled by Mobile Incorporated. Because both

Jet skis and snowmobiles are assembled by Mobile Incorporated. Because both end-items use the same small engine, you can aggregate demand for the engine assembly. Develop an aggregate plan that uses a...