Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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ISBN: 9781119320975
Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 14, Problem 8P
a)
Summary Introduction
To determine: The aggregate production plan for the firm S to chase demand at lowest cost using forecasted demand.
Introduction: Aggregate production plan deals with production, inventory and workforce level to meet the demand. It’s time ranges from 6 months to 1 year. The objective of the aggregate planning is to maximum utilization of resources and to increase the customer service level.
b)
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To determine: The new aggregate plan with new cost figures to the current workforce level by supplementing subcontracting.
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Cyberphone, a manufacturer of cell phone accessories, ended the current year with annual sales (at cost) of $56 million. During the year, the inventory of accessories
turned over eight times. For the next year, Cyberphone plans to increase annual sales (at cost) by 31 percent.
a. What is the increase in the average aggregate inventory value required if Cyberphone maintains the same inventory turnover during the next year? $ . (Enter
your response as an integer.)
b. What change in inventory turns must Cyberphone achieve if, through better supply chain management, it wants to support next year's sales with no increase in the
average aggregate inventory value? turns. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.)
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clock parts. Bill sells rebuilt springs for a price per unit of $10. The fixed cost of the
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material.
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Create a quantitative analysis model to determine the company's profit, and answer the
following:
1. How much would the company's profit/(loss) be if they were unable to sell anything?
2. How much would the company's profit/(loss) be if they sold 400 units?
3. How many units do the company need to sell to break-even?
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