Questions from General Operations Management

Q: High Tech, Inc. is a virtual store that stocks a

High Tech, Inc. is a virtual store that stocks a variety of cell phones in their warehouse. Customer orders are placed, picked and packaged, and then shipped to the customer. A fixed-order quantity in...

Q: Berta’s Shoe Company is considering a change of their current inventory-

Berta’s Shoe Company is considering a change of their current inventory-control system for soccer shoes. The information regarding the shoes is given below: The company decides to us...

Q: Handyman Hardware orders power mowers from a major Midwestern manufacturer. The

Handyman Hardware orders power mowers from a major Midwestern manufacturer. The following quantity discount schedule applies to 21-inch, self- propelled, electric start power mowers: Annual demand is...

Q: A manufacturer procures a subassembly from a supplier. The annual demand

A manufacturer procures a subassembly from a supplier. The annual demand is 120,000 units, cost per unit is $6, inventory-carrying charge rate is 10 percent, and the order cost is $200. For orders bet...

Q: Find the optimal order quantity for an annual demand of 10,

Find the optimal order quantity for an annual demand of 10,000 units, a cost per unit of $3, an inventory-carrying charge rate of 20 percent, and an order cost of 32 percent. For orders between 100 an...

Q: The Greyhound Company is considering changing its current inventory-control system

The Greyhound Company is considering changing its current inventory-control system for electronic picture frames. The information regarding one e-frame is given below: Use the FPS Safety Stock Excel t...

Q: Suzie’s Sweetshop makes special boxes of Valentine’s Day chocolates. Each costs

Suzie’s Sweetshop makes special boxes of Valentine’s Day chocolates. Each costs $15 in material and labor and sell for $30. After Valentine’s Day, Suzie reduces the price to $10.00 and sells any remai...

Q: For Suzie’s Sweetshop scenario in problem 77, suppose that demand is

For Suzie’s Sweetshop scenario in problem 77, suppose that demand is normally distributed with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of eight. How will her optimal order quantity change? Use the Singl...

Q: The J&B Card Shop sells calendars featuring a different colonial

The J&B Card Shop sells calendars featuring a different colonial picture for each month. The once-a-year order for each year’s calendar ar- rives in September. From past experience the September-to-Ju...

Q: Research and find a good or service supply chain with a quantifiable

Research and find a good or service supply chain with a quantifiable carbon footprint. Write a short paper (maximum of two typed pages) on the topic, and if possible, how the carbon footprint was comp...