inventory holding costs. Therefore‚ quantitative and qualitative analysis needs to be done to check the feasibility of having a common National Distribution Centre (NDC) or combining the demand of certain regions or products to have an optimized solution to minimize the total cost by trading off the increased distribution cost and warehouse cost with reduced inventory holding cost Calculating the annual inventory and distribution cost of the current distribution system: In the current system
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1) What caused the existing system at ETO to fail? This system was based on the assumption that direct costs and overhead are consumed in the same proportion for all product testing. However‚ this is not the case and therefore the system failed. For example‚ due to the implementation of the vendor certification and the just-in-time delivery‚ some products are already tested and do not need any further tests‚ and ETO faces a decreasing number of the tests performed. On the other hand‚ new components
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Case Study: Hill County Snack Food Co. 1.1 How much business risk does Hill County face? Hill County operates in a very competitive market where new potential entrants can be a threat to its operation either through lower price offering or lower production cost. Competition from peer companies has significant effect on its operation‚ because Hill County is price taker in the market‚ that is‚ increase in prices is not one of the choices it can implement. Also‚ due to the fact that its profitability
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Business Law Sample CASE STUDY SITUATION GO FAST is a motorcycle manufacturer in the southern United States. Though sales have been steady‚ profits have declined because of increasing operational costs. The Board of Directors felt a fresh look at the operations side was needed. They developed a 5-year plan to increase operating efficiency and set out to find someone to lead the effort. Four months ago‚ GO FAST found what they saw as “the person” to be the new operations director and develop a
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KRISTEN’S COOKIE CASE FOR DR. JUN-YEON LEE MGMT 6355 FALL 2010 BY: AMIN DADWANI KRISTEN’S COOKIE COMPANY INTRODUCTION: A couple of students‚ roommates‚ planned to launch a cookie company in there on campus apartment. The purpose was to serve freshly baked cookies to hungry students late night by taking orders online. They needed following equipments and ingredients in process of making Cookies: - 1-Equipment: - Oven‚ Food processor‚ Cooking tray‚ Spoons. 2-Ingredient:
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1. Should auditors insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments‚ even those that have an “immaterial” effect on the given financial statements? Defend your answer. The auditors should not insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments. The auditor’s main duty is to provide reasonable assurance to verify the accuracy and compliance of client’s financial statements‚ to ensure that it conveys data and information of events occurred within the accounting period
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CASE: MAKING NORWICH TOOLS LATHE INVESTMENT DECISIONS PAR T A: PAYBACK PERIOD years cash flows 0 1 2 3 4 5 (660‚000) 128‚000 182‚000 166‚000 168‚000 450‚000 PBPA LATHE A cumulative cash flows cash flows LATHE B cumulative cash flows 128‚000 310‚000 476‚000 644‚000 1‚094‚000 (360‚000) 88‚000 120‚000 96‚000 86‚000 207‚000 88‚000 208‚000 304‚000 390‚000 597‚000 4.04 PBPB 3.65 ACCEPTABILTY OF EACH PROJECT: Lathe A will be
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Operations Management II Assignment 2 Total (115) Marks Weightage 15% |Q1 |Q2 |Q3 |Q4 | |Milling |1 |3 |2259.72 | |Painting |2 |2 |3756.92 | |Riveting‚ inserting studs |2 |1 |712
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has been using the Qualitative method rather than Quantitative method. 2. What is the importance of accurate forecasting for YFHC? Justify with case specific information and avoid general comments. (5 marks) (max.150 words) 3. What should be an appropriate forecasting horizon (duration)? Justify with one specific example connected to the case. (5 marks) (max. 150 words) 4. Please draw the graph of 4 years demand data and write down your observations (5 marks) (max.100 words for observations)
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