Four Star Industries: Problems faced by the firm Four star Industries private Limited is a mattress manufacturing company in Singapore specialized in Pocketed spring mattresses. Competition in Mattresses industry stirred up multiple problems to Four Star. To sustain the competitive pressure and match customer’s demand‚ company increased mattress models from 13 to 230 within few years. This remedial measure to withstand competition aggravated the problems by slowing down the production process
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Team M Team M Four Star Industries Case Study Case Study Anaysis Four Star Industries Case Study Case Study Anaysis Table of Contents Background Current Situation * Market * Production * Manufacturing * Order Process * Inventory Management Issues * Model Proliferation * Inventory and Demand Mismatch * Poor Order Management Analysis * Safety Stock Analysis * Warehouse Rent Analysis * MOQ v/s EOQ * Production /Assembly Line Analysis Recommendations Conclusion
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Four Star is a mattress manufacturer known for a focus on quality‚ productivity and customer service. In order to meet market demand from customers as well as competition Four Star increased proliferation of mattress varieties offering a total of 230 different model types at one time. This change caused Four Star to experience operational issues and bad inventory management‚ resulting in low profitability and productivity. Of the many problems faced by Four Star‚ proliferation of mattress varieties
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Four Star Supply Chain Case Analysis Executive Summary Four Star Industries is facing a number of problems. Their sales have fallen from $9 million to $6 million‚ their customer service fill rate has fallen from 70% to 60%‚ and their employees are leaving the company and becoming increasingly disgruntled. The root cause of these issues is demand variability driven by SKU proliferation. Four Star has gone from offering 13 SKUs in 1996 to 230 SKUs in 2002. The market for mattresses has become
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Deliverable 3- Four Star Motorsports Course: 07360‚ Pricing Strategy ------------------------------------------------- Student: Jing Wang‚ Yu-Wen Chu * Using regression‚ estimate the demand curves for each type of tire in each type of demand season (low‚ medium‚ high). I recommend that you use Excel to do the regressions. (Note: demand for the two sizes of tire are independent from one another). Yokohama Winter Rally Tire Demand Curve | WR 26 155/65R13 | WR 26 185/65R14 | Normal
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Know about the support of frames given to mattresses The box frame or box spring is like for the bed which actually consists of a frame that is made of wood. This is very popular in UK where the bed is covered with cloth but contains springs too. Now the bed frame that is either made of wood or metal and this acts like a brace. This is made to sit in the floor and the box spring is placed on the top of it. One can put a mattress on the top of the bed which is almost the same size of the bed frame
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to have the right comfy crib mattress is very important. You can then add to your perfect picture of a nursery and a cheerful baby. There is always something new to learn about babies and that includes baby crib mattresses. The first thing you need to understand about baby crib mattresses is that they come in different shapes and sizes and you must know which one will fit your crib perfectly in order to keep your child safe. Most people don’t know
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you should have a look at the following pros and cons of main types of mattresses. Memory foam mattresses Pros: Memory foam mattresses are the best mattresses that offer you a natural spinal alignment and they actually resist motion transfer so you don’t disturb your partner when moving. In case you want a durable mattress‚ you should definitely go for a memory foam one. Manufacturers promise us that this type of mattresses will last up to 8 years‚ in comparison with other types of
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How did the universe originate and evolve to produce the galaxies‚ stars‚ and planets we see today? How did we get here? In order to understand how the Universe has changed from its initial simple state following the Big Bang (only cooling elementary particles like protons and electrons) into the magnificent Universe we see as we look at the night sky‚ we must understand how stars‚ galaxies and planets are formed. There are many questions associated with the creation and evolution of the major
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CONSTELLATIONS AND STARS There are about 48 old constellations. Today astronomers recognize 88 (44 in each hemisphere) dividing all of the entire sky. THE GREAT BEAR AND THE SEVEN STARS Probably the most famous group of stars is the Big Dipper. It is a part of the constellation called Ursa Major. It resembles a bear in many civilizations. The handle of the Dipper is the tail of the bear curving away from the bowl. THE LITTLE BEAR AND POLARIS: Five major constellations are always visible above the
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