Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 1TS
What trade-offs are involved in each of these aspects of inventory management?
a. Buying additional amounts to take advantage of quantity discounts.
b. Treating holding cost as a percentage of unit price instead of as a constant amount.
c. Conducting cycle counts once a quarter instead of once a year.
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You are the operations manager of a firm that uses the continuous review inventory control system. Suppose the firm operates 252 days a year and has the following characteristics for its primary item:
Demand = 25,000 units/year
Ordering cost = $30/order
Holding cost = $1/unit/year
Lead time = 4 days
Standard deviation in daily demand = 10 units
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answer is 645 but why?
All the statements concerning reasons to hold inventory are true Except:
To meet variations in demand
To allow inflexible production schedules
To take advantage of price discounts
As a safeguard against variations in delivery time
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Operations Management
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