Management Journal‚ Volume 19‚ Issue 2 edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour © 2006‚ Idea Group Inc. ITJ3122 Improvement in Operational Efficiency Due to ERP Systems Implementation: Truth or Myth? Vijay K. Vemuri‚ Long Island University‚ USA Shailendra C. Palvia‚ Long Island University‚ USA ABSTRACT ERP systems are expected to provide many benefits‚ including improved business efficiency. However‚ they are also blamed for several business problems and failures. Past studies have analyzed investments
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History of IKEA IKEA‚ the world’s largest furniture manufacturer‚ began from humble roots near Agunnayrd‚ Sweden. In the late 20’s and early 30’s a young Ingvar Kamprad began buying matchsticks in bulk‚ only to sell them individually to neighbors for a small margin. The business savvy boy expanded his sales to include Christmas cards‚ seeds‚ pens and pencils. But it wasn’t until‚ at the age of 17 with money he received from his father for his academic performance‚ did Ingvar have the means
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Operational Efficiency & Operational Optimization Sa – Situation Anlysis Pa – Problem Analysis Da – Decission Analysis Pa – Probabilty Analysis 1) Suppose that a peak harvest-season day involves 18‚000 barrels of berries‚ 70% of them wet harvested‚ arriving uniformly over a twelve-hour period from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.‚ and process initiates as soon as the first truck arrives. a) At what time during the day‚ would the trucks start queuing up to upload? Answer:
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Chapter 4: Costs and Cost Minimization Multiple Choice 1. Suppose you are a star basketball player at a major university in your sophomore year. You are sought after by several NBA teams. Which of the following choices best characterizes your opportunity cost if you choose to drop out of college and enter the NBA? a) The value of your college scholarship that you have given up. b) The skills that two more years of playing at your college would have given you along with their additional value
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taste of his consumers. Fourth‚ the industry enjoys continuous growth. (www.mixph.com) Compared to other years in recent history‚ 2008 was one of the most challenging for bakery businesses in every sector of the industry. Unprecedented ingredient costs and skyrocketing gasoline prices combined with a downturn in the economy left many bakery operators scratching their heads‚ wondering how to cope. Most raised prices‚ some cut back staff and a few incorporated cheaper ingredient alternatives in their
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following data have been recorded for recently completed Job 501 on its job cost sheet. Direct materials cost was $3‚067. A total of 30 direct labor-hours and 104 machine-hours were worked on the job. The direct labor wage rate is $12 per labor-hour. The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machinehours. The predetermined overhead rate is $11 per machine-hour. The total cost for the job on its job cost sheet would be: A. $4‚571 B. $3‚757 C. $3‚090 D. $3‚427 Applied manufacturing
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Best practice for DHL to reduce cost of Material Labor and‚ overheads Create visibility to create control. Companies are finding that inadequate transportation spend visibility is leading to unanticipated budget discrepancies‚ unexpectedly low product margins‚ and‚ in some cases‚ higher rather than lower total costs when sourcing from low-cost countries. As Figure 1 shows‚ international transportation expense is the top area for budget discrepancies.
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1. Indirect labor is a part of: B. Conversion cost. Labor that cannot be physically traced to particular product is treated as indirect labor and as manufacturing overhead. Conversion cost is the sum of direct labor and manufacturing overhead. These costs are incurred to convert materials into the finished product. Indirect labor is treated as part of manufacturing overhead. 2. Prime cost and conversion cost share what common element of total cost? B. Direct labor. Prime cost is the sum of
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process. 1) Analysis of physical flow of units. 2) Calculation of equivalent units. 3) Computation of unit costs. 4) Analysis of total costs. 5) Build a Spreadsheet: Construct an Excel spreadsheet to solve all of the preceding requirements. Show how the solution will change if the following data change: the April 1 work in process costs were $27‚000 for direct material and $5‚000 for conversion. 1. | | Physical Units | | Work in process‚ April 1 |
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CONTROLLING LABOR COST The timekeeping and payroll departments have the responsibility of maintaining labor records. The timekeeping and payroll functions may be established as separate departments or organized as subdivisions of a single department. Increasingly‚ automated timekeeping technology has replaced ‘‘timekeeping’’ as a separate department. For example‚ many companies issue magnetic cards to direct laborers who use them to ‘‘log on’’ and ‘‘log off’’ to specific job assignments. They
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