MGO631: Production & Inventory Planning Assignment 2: Demand Management (DM) Question I: What advantages do you see in moving from make-to-stock to assemble-to-order or make-to-order? What challenges are likely to be present with assemble-to-order or make-to-order? Answer: The main advantage of ATO/MTO over MTS is its capability of offering a large range of varieties to customers. As such‚ flexibility is the key feature of ATO/MTO. However‚ time will be the most critical element to the success
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industry construction etc. There are many factors affecting the production capacity of the impact crusher‚ generally speaking‚ there are five factors‚ in the following we will described these five factors and propose appropriate solutions. 1‚ the material hardness: the harder the material system of sand is more difficult‚ but the more serious wear and tear on the equipment. Sand making speed is slow and with low capacity. Therefore we need attention to the choice of materials. 2‚ the composition
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Management and Operations Capacity Planning and Decision Theory ▪ Measures of capacity ▪ Bottlenecks ▪ Capacity strategies ▪ A systematic approach to capacity decisions ▪ Make or Buy Problem ▪ Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Risk‚ Decision Trees Capacity Planning Capacity is the maximum rate of output for a facility. Capacity planning considers questions
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Middle Eastern Finance and Economics ISSN: 1450-2889 Issue 8 (2010) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com/MEFE.htm An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Price and Volatility of Coffee Future Returns Anastasios Alexandridis Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration Technological Education Institute (TEI) of West Macedonia Kila 50100 Kozani‚ Greece E-mail: tasosalexandridis@yahoo.gr Tel: +00306944523644; Fax: + 30 2461 39582 Abstract This paper examines
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Southwestern University: Capacity Planning Case Prepared by: Jalotjot‚ Reyes‚ Subang Central Issue: How to guarantee that the various support activities generate revenue? Areas of Consideration: * Marketing/Finance/Human Resource * Items Available/Pricing/Variable Cost/Revenue Distribution Item | Price/Unit | Variable Cost | Revenue | Soft Drink | $1.50 | $0.75 | 25% | Coffee | $2.00 | $0.50 | 25% | Hotdogs | $2.00 | $0.80 | 20% | Hamburgers | $2.50 | $1.00 | 20% | Misc
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Supply‚ Demand and Price Elasticity People and companies make economic decisions on a daily basis by deciding how much of something they will buy and what prices they are willing to pay for the goods or services. Through individual decision-making‚ consumers determine supply demands for their needs and wants‚ and companies decide which goods and how many goods are to be sold‚ and how much to charge consumers. There are many fundamental concepts and definitions that are important to understanding
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AGGREGATE DEMAND - the total spending on goods and services in a period of time at a given price level C + I + G + (X – M) C = Consumption o The total spending by consumers on domestic goods and services ▪ Durable goods: used by consumers over a period of time (i.e. cars‚ computers‚ mobile phones) ▪ Non – durable goods: used up immediately or over a short time span (i.e. rice‚ toilet paper‚ newspapers) o Causes of change in consumption ▪ Changes in income –
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Technologies Capacity Management Game In the Capacity Management game‚ students can buy and sell machines at each of the three workstations. They can also change the way Station 2 (the testing station) is scheduled. They can choose first-in-first-out (FIFO)‚ give priority to step 2 or give priority to step 4. The purpose of this assignment is for students to utilize queuing concepts and forecasting methods to manage capacity. This game takes 7 days. In the simulation‚ customer demand is random and
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Being a small car market‚ India was never a favorite destination for top car manufacturers in the world. It’s a different story today. The great Indian auto industry has stunned the world by becoming one of the fastest growing auto industries in the world today. Almost every luxury car maker has set up their base in India today‚ including Aston Martin‚ Ferrari‚ Porsche‚ Jaguar‚ Mercedes Benz‚ BMW‚ AUDI‚ Bentley‚ Rolls Royce‚ and a few more are on their way. For the past two calendar years‚ 2009 and
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