EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Munson
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 14, Problem 2.3VC
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Company WC is the world's largest manufacturer of ambulances who has built thousands and also constantly changing the configuration of the products. The nature of the business will also lead to potential scheduling and inventory problems.

One of the new problems for the company is the discovery of excess inventory. The managers found out that a substantial portion of inventory was not utilized for production. The excess inventory has made the efforts to ensure that the bill of materials is more accurate.

To suggest:  The ways to reduce inventory and implementing them.

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EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

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