Tastee Snax Cookies

Managerial Decision
Making
Led by Professor:
Ocampo y Vilas

Business Report
Business Report
MacPherson Refrigeration
Tastee Snax Cookie Company

By Stefanie
By Stefanie Adriaenssens,
Astrid de P
Astrid de Paep, Soundharya
Jayaraman
Jayaraman, Evie Tanghe &
Yudistira Sa
Yudistira Sanggramawi jaya

10th Octob
17th October 2012
Antwerp M
Antwerp Management School
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. ..3
1

PROBLEM STATEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 4

2

ASSUMPTIONS & APPROXIMATIONS ................................................................................................ 4

3

SOLUTION APPROACH ............................................................................................................................ 5

4

RESULTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

5

WHAT-IF ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................ 6

6

OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................................... 7

7

APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................... 8
7.1

TABLE 1: ACTIVITIES WITH CRASHED TIME AND ADDITIONAL COSTS .......................................................... 8

7.2

TABLE 2: CPM DEADLINE INPUT 46,47 & 48 WEEKS................................................................................... 9

7.3

TABLE 3: CPM DEADLINE OUTPUT 48 WEEKS............................................................................................. 10

7.4