1.4 On the average, a company has a WIP lead time of 8 weeks and an annual...

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1.4 On the average, a company has a WIP lead time of 8 weeks and an annual cost of goods sold of $40 million. Assuming that the company works 50 weeks a year:

a. What is the dollar value of the work-in-process?

b. If the work-in-process could be reduced to 5 weeks and the annual cost of carrying inventory was 15% of the WIP inventory value, what would be the annual savings?

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Introduction To Materials Management

ISBN: 9781292162355

8th Global Edition

Authors: J. R. Tony Arnold, Chapman, Stephen N., Lloyd M. Clive

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