Problem 1DQ: Question 1. Describe the four types of inventory. Problem 2DQ: Question
2. With the advent of low-cost computing, do you see alternatives to the popular ABC... Problem 3DQ: Question
3. What is the purpose of the ABC classification system?
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4. Identify and explain the types of costs that are involved in an inventory system.
Problem 5DQ: Question 5. Explain the major assumptions of the basic EOQ model. Problem 6DQ: Question 6. What is the relationship of the economic order quantity to demand? To the holding cost?... Problem 7DQ: Question
7. Explain why it is not necessary to include product cost (price or price times quantity)... Problem 8DQ: Question 8. What are the advantages of cycle counting? Problem 9DQ: What impact does a decrease in setup time have on EOQ? Problem 10DQ: When quantity discounts are offered, why is it not necessary to check discount points that are below... Problem 11DQ: What is meant by service level? Problem 12DQ: Explain the following: All things being equal, the production order quantity will be larger than the... Problem 13DQ: Describe the difference between a fixed-quantity (Q) and a fixed-period (P) inventory system. Problem 14DQ: Explain what is meant by the expression robust model. Specifically, what would you tell a manager... Problem 15DQ:
15. What is “safety stock”? What does safety stock provide safety against?
Problem 16DQ: When demand is not constant, the reorder point is a function of what four parameters? Problem 17DQ: How are inventory levels monitored in retail stores? Problem 18DQ: State a major advantage, and a major disadvantage, of a fixed-period (P) system. Problem 1P: L. Houts Plastics is a large manufacturer of injection-molded plastics in North Carolina. An... Problem 2P: Boreki Enterprises has the following 10 items in inventory. Theodore Boreki asks you, a recent OM... Problem 3P: Jean-Marie Bourjollys restaurant has the following inventory items that it orders on a weekly basis:... Problem 4P: Lindsay Electronics, a small manufacturer of electronic research equipment, has approximately 7,000... Problem 7P: William Bevilles computer training school, in Richmond, stocks workbooks with the following... Problem 8P: • 12.6 If D = 8,000 per month, S = $45 per order, and H = $2 per unit per month,
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