Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (10th Edition)
Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134181981
Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Company FL had rapid growth since 1931 after the purchase of company SA for $100. The company has 41 products and production takes place in 36 product-focused plants with 48,000 employees.

Inventory is a major concern where the holding cost exceeds 25% of product value but in food industry, the level exceeds due to perishable nature of raw materials. The main ingredient of the firm is corn meal, corn, potatoes, oil and seasoning. Frequent delivery of main ingredients follows,

  • Potato storage area will hold 712 hour’s worth of potatoes which are delivered in 10 truckloads with 150,000 lbs consumed in one shift.
  • Oil inventory last for 412 days which arrives by rail car.
  • Corn meal inventory averages for 4 days which arrives from various farms in Midwest.
  • Seasonal inventory averages for about 7 days.
  • Packaging inventory averages 8 to 10 days.

The company product represents major capital investment which must attain high utilization to be efficient. High utilization needs reliable equipment and tight scheduling. Reliable machinery requires inventory such as MRO, maintenance, repair and operating supplies.

Non MRO inventory moves rapidly. Within 112 shifts the raw materials becomes work in process as they move through the system. In less than 1.4 days the packed finished products are sent for distribution.

To determine: The major inventory items in company FL and their rapid movement throughout the process.

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Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (10th Edition)

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