KELLOGG COMPANY, A LEADING CEREAL MANUFACTURER, IS CONSIDERING IMPLEMENTING A JUST-IN-TIME (JIT) INVENTORY SYSTEM FOR ITS RAW MATERIALS. THE COMPANY CURRENTLY SPENDS $500,000 ANNUALLY ON HOLDING COSTS FOR RAW MATERIALS INVENTORY. IMPLEMENTING THE JIT SYSTEM WOULD REDUCE THESE HOLDING COSTS BY 80% BUT WOULD REQUIRE AN INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $1,200,000 IN NEW EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE. THE NEW SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A USEFUL LIFE OF 10 YEARS WITH NO SALVAGE VALUE. KELLOGG USES STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION AND HAS A REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN OF 12%. SHOULD KELLOGG IMPLEMENT THE JIT SYSTEM BASED ON FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ALONE?

KELLOGG COMPANY, A LEADING CEREAL MANUFACTURER, IS CONSIDERING IMPLEMENTING A JUST-IN-TIME (JIT) INVENTORY SYSTEM FOR ITS RAW MATERIALS. THE COMPANY CURRENTLY SPENDS $500,000 ANNUALLY ON HOLDING COSTS FOR RAW MATERIALS INVENTORY. IMPLEMENTING THE JIT SYSTEM WOULD REDUCE THESE HOLDING COSTS BY 80% BUT WOULD REQUIRE AN INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $1,200,000 IN NEW EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE. THE NEW SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A USEFUL LIFE OF 10 YEARS WITH NO SALVAGE VALUE. KELLOGG USES STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION AND HAS A REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN OF 12%. SHOULD KELLOGG IMPLEMENT THE JIT SYSTEM BASED ON FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ALONE?

Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Publisher:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Chapter15: Decision Analysis

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