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- Demand for portable music players for joggers has caused Nancy Industries (Nancy) to grow almost 50 percent over the past year. The number of joggers continues to expand, so Nancy expects demand for music player to also expand, because, as yet, no safety laws have been passed to prevent joggers from wearing them. Demands for the players for last year was as follows : Month Demand (units) Jan 4200 Feb 4300 Mar 4000 Apr 4400 May 5000 Jun 4700 Jul 5300 Aug 4900 Sep 5400 Oct 5700 Nov 6300 Dec 6000 Question : From the choice of simple moving average, weighted moving average, exponential smoothing, and linear regression analysis, which forecasting technique would you consider the most accurate to Nancy Industries? Why?arrow_forwardExplain how is ordering in small lot sizes essential for just in time implementation and what benefi are epected to be achieved ?arrow_forwardEach Triam Deluxe gamer computer system consists of two speakers, a monitor, a system unit, a keyboard, and an installation kit. These pieces are packed together and shipped as a complete kit. In MRP terms, all of these items are level 1 items that make the level 0 kits. Complete the MRP records, using the following information: • Production plans for complete kits are as follows: Start assembling 4,500 kits in week 2 Start assembling 1,000 kits in weeks 3, 4, and 5 Start assembling 8,000 kits in week 6 • The gross requirements for the system unit have already been given to you. For the remaining items, you will need to figure out the gross requirements. • All scheduled receipts, lead times, and beginning inventory levels are shown. Click the icon to view the MRP records. Construct the material requirements plan for item System unit (enter your responses as whole numbers). System unit: Lead Time = 1 week; Minimum order quantity = 3,500 Week 1 2 3 Gross requirements 4,500 1,000…arrow_forward
- Refer to Figure 11.23 and Solved Problem 1. If inventory consists of two units of B, one unit of F. and three units of G, how many units of G. E. and D must be purchased to produce five units of product A? Figure 11.23 for Product A D(1) LT-3 B(3) LT-2 EG LT-6 FIT) CO) LT-1 GALA LT=3 D(1) LT-3 LT-Lead timearrow_forwardDiscount-Mart (see Problem 16.8), as part of its newLean program, has signed a long-term contract with SpecialtyLighting and will place orders electronically for its halogen lamps.Ordering costs will drop to $.50 per order, but Discount-Mart alsoreassessed its carrying costs and raised them to $20 per lamp.a) What is the new economic order quantity?b) How many orders will now be placed?c) What is the total annual cost of managing the inventory withthis policy?arrow_forwardidentified order processing time risk and purpose solution using Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle.arrow_forward
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