Photon Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of batteries for mobile phones, signed a contract with a large electronics manufacturer to produce three models of lithium-ion battery packs for a new line of phones. The contract calls for the following:
Battery Pack | Production Quantity |
PT-100 | 200,000 |
PT-200 | 100,000 |
PT-300 | 150,000 |
Photon Technologies can manufacture the battery packs at manufacturing plants located in the Philippines and Mexico. The unit cost of the battery packs differs at the two plants because of differences in production equipment and wage rates. The unit costs for each battery pack at each manufacturing plant are as follows:
Plant | ||
Product | Philippines | Mexico |
PT-100 | $0.95 | $0.98 |
PT-200 | $0.98 | $1.06 |
PT-300 | $1.34 | $1.15 |
The PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs are produced using similar production equipment available at both plants. However, each plant has a limited capacity for the total number of PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs produced. The combined PT-100 and PT-200 production capacities are 175,000 units at the Philippines plant and 160,000 units at the Mexico plant. The PT-300 production capacities are 75,000 units at the Philippines plant and 100,000 units at the Mexico plant. The cost of shipping from the Philippines plant is $0.21 per unit, and the cost of shipping from the Mexico plant is $0.18 per unit.
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(b) | Solve the linear program developed in part (a), to determine the optimal production plan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Use sensitivity analysis to determine how much the production and/or shipping cost per unit would have to change to produce additional units of the PT-100 in the Philippines plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(d) | Use sensitivity analysis to determine how much the production and/or shipping cost per unit would have to change to produce additional units of the PT-200 in the Mexico plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Essay Topic: Impact of Coronavirus
Please discuss the recent pandemic COVID-19, aka the coronavirus. First give intel on the whole pandemic, explaining the root of the virus and how it got its way into the US, based on the updated news. Then talk about the various factors of the pandemic including the effects of it nationwide, especially the United States. Then organize the concerns into categories of food, economy, politics, race, and inequality. Explain each topic under the current pandemic.
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St. Lucas Hospital requires financial support from the community to remain effective as most patients are unable to pay for services. In this much more difficult financial environment, that support is no longer available. WMH has offered to buy St. Lucas, but will apply its financial policies and change the administrative processes to meet its own, including closing all unscheduled, walk-in care. The sale is approved and WMH buys St. Lucas and both hospitals are now in the process of migrating their Patient Record Systems from paper to electronic.
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Business is becoming more and more competitive, and
organisations have realised that purchasing and Supply Chain
Management (SCM) are key factors in satisfying customers. Buyers
and supply chain managers can contribute significantly to the
organisation's profits. An organisation can spend as much as 50% of
its sales revenue on purchasing parts, services, components and raw
material. Therefore, efficient, mutually beneficial and
constructive relationships with suppliers are very important to the
organisation's short-term financial position and long-term
competitive power.
1. The activities and objectives of different organisational buyers
will dictate their purchasing needs and behavioural patterns with
regard to purchases. Discuss the three types of organisational
buyers. (10)
2. List and explain TEN criteria used to evaluate suppliers.
(20)
3. Four critical factors have been identified for the successful
implementation of a software-solution-driven SRM solution. Discuss
these factors. (10)
4. Differentiate between constructive and competitive negotiation.
(10)
5. Discuss the guidelines for maintaining positive supplier and
customer relationships. (10)
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