Question: Exercise 1 . A bakery requires 1 9 0 ounces of artisanal chocolate to make baked goods every week. The bakery purchases this chocolate from

Exercise 1. A bakery requires 190 ounces of artisanal chocolate to make baked goods every week. The bakery purchases this chocolate from its supplier at 5 dollars per ounce, plus 62 dollars per order for taxes and shipping (transporting chocolate is difficult). Inconveniently, the supplier only sells chocolate in containers of 100 ounces each (meaning the bakery can only place orders in increments of 100 ounces). Suppose that the holding cost is $0.38 per ounce per week. Assume there are no order lead times and no backorders allowed.
a.) What are c,D,K, and h(the EOQ parameters), assuming that we measure time in weeks?
b.) If we consider the basic EOQ model, how many ounces of chocolate should the shop purchase from the supplier per order? Do not forget that the feasible order quantities are restricted.
c.) For the order quantity in (b.), what is the total cost per week?
d.) For the order quantity in (b.), what is the cycle time?
e.) Based on your answer to (b.), is the following statement true or false? "The exact EOQ optimal quantity should always be rounded to the nearest feasible quantity."
 Exercise 1. A bakery requires 190 ounces of artisanal chocolate to

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related General Management Questions!