In: Operations Management
1. What is your firm's Inventory Turnover if you have $200,000 cost of goods sold, raw material inventory of $10,000, finished goods inventory of $15,000 and annual sales of $400,000?
a 8
b 16
c 13.3
d 20
2.
Which of the following statements describes "level" operating strategy?
Group of answer choices
A planning strategy sets production equal to forecast demand
Maintaining constant production regardless of demand
Used two or more startegies to match production to demand
None of the above
1.Answer: b; 16
Inventory turnover= Cost of goods sold/ average inventory investment
Cost of goods sold= $200,000
Average inventory investment=( raw material inventory+ finished goods inventory)/2
= (10,000+15,000)/2 = $,12500
Hence inventory turnover= 200,000/12500 = 16
2. Answer: Maintaining constant production regardless of demand
Explanation:
Level strategy is the one that maintains steady rate of output while meeting variations on demand. Hence level operating strategy is best described as maintaining constant production regardless of demand. A planning strategy that sets production equal to forecast demand is a chase strategy. A mixed strategy uses two or more strategies to match production to demand. Hence other options are wrong.