A museum of natural history is having problems managing their inventories. Low inventory turnover is squeezing profit margins and causing cash-flow problems. A Class A item, a birdfeeder is also a top-selling item. See information for this item in the table below. Management has been ordering in lots of 390 units. 1) What is the annual cost of the current policy (hint: find the current total cost with the current order size, Q)? 2) What is the Economic Order Quantity or the optimum order quantity (EOQ) for the birdfeeders? 3) What is the total annual cost of ordering at the EOQ? How much could be saved if the museum ordered at the EOQ opposed to their current order size of 390 units?
A museum of natural history is having problems managing their inventories. Low inventory turnover is squeezing profit margins and causing cash-flow problems. A Class A item, a birdfeeder is also a top-selling item. See information for this item in the table below. Management has been ordering in lots of 390 units. 1) What is the annual cost of the current policy (hint: find the current total cost with the current order size, Q)? 2) What is the Economic Order Quantity or the optimum order quantity (EOQ) for the birdfeeders? 3) What is the total annual cost of ordering at the EOQ? How much could be saved if the museum ordered at the EOQ opposed to their current order size of 390 units?
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
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Chapter16: Lean Supply Chain Management
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