Consider a small, but growing, company that distributes kitchen supplies. The customers are primarily small retailers such
Question:
Consider a small, but growing, company that distributes kitchen supplies. The customers are primarily small retailers such as kitchen specialty stores, hardware stores, and other types of home retail stores. Managers currently keep track of all customers, orders, and inventory information using a spreadsheet.
a. Describe how a TPS would help the managers of this company keep track of orders and inventory.
b. Identify and discuss two Managerial level Decisions, and Two strategic decisions that can be made within this company. Explain your reasoning
c. If a TPS was set up to automate the order entry and inventory system, provide two examples of reports that could be produced at the Managerial Level, and one example of a report that could be produced at the Strategic Level. Explain and describe the reports.
Statistics for Business and Economics
ISBN: 978-0132930192
8th edition
Authors: Paul Newbold, William Carlson, Betty Thorne