14. Continuing with the scenario in problems 12 and 13, Slippery presently wraps each seat in plastic

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14. Continuing with the scenario in problems 12 and 13, Slippery presently wraps each seat in plastic to protect it from damage and soiling during assembly/delivery. Assume that the plastic material costs $1, the labor to install it costs $2, and at the dealer it costs $3 to remove the plastic and dispose of it. Slippery is now telling ZMW that other auto manufacturers are able to train their assemblers to be more careful, thereby eliminating the plastic wrapping.

a. What would be the annual benefits of this change to Slippery?

b. What would be the annual benefits of this change to ZMW?

c. What would be the annual benefits of this change to the dealers?

d. How might the end customers benefit?

e. How might one resolve any conflicts between Slippery, ZMW, and the dealers over implementing this change?

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Manufacturing Planning And Control For Supply Chain Management The CPIM Reference

ISBN: 9781265138516

3rd Edition

Authors: F. Robert Jacobs, William Lee Berry, D. Clay Whybark, Thomas E. Vollmann

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