OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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Author: SCHROEDER
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Chapter 14, Problem 5P
The famous Widget Company sells widgets at the rate of 80,000 units per year. Each widget sells for $100, and it costs 30 percent to carry widgets in inventory for a year. The process of widget production has been automated over the years, and it now costs $1000 to change over the widget production line to other products that are made on the same line.
- a. What is the economical lot size for the production of widgets?
- b. How many lots will be produced each year?
- c. What are the annual cost of carrying widgets and the annual cost of changeover?
- d. What factors or changes in assumptions might cause the Widget Company to produce a larger lot than the economic lot size calculated in part a?
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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