In: Operations Management
Full Throttle orders a key part from an external supplier and needs to determine the optimum ordering plan for the next 5 weeks. The parts are ordered in bins that contain 200 parts per bin. They can order up to 4 bins per week. The planning team estimated the demand of parts of the next 5 weeks and the supplier gave them the following cost per bin for the next 5 weeks.
Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Parts Demanded |
750 | 425 | 300 | 575 | 700 |
Cost Per Bin | $2,000 | $1,670 | $1,840 | $2,190 | $1,680 |
They currently do not have any parts on hand and will incur a carrying cost of $7.50 per part based on average inventory. Develop an Excel model and solve using Solver to find their optimum ordering strategy.
Step 1: Create an Excel model in this way
Step 2:
Solver Parameters
Press Solve
Step 3:
"Pressing solve button Yellow
boxes show the values"
In solver results box press ok by keeping option as keep solver solution...
Thank you
"Please give a Thumbs up it will be so helpful"