Posted: September 1st, 2023
Developing an Inventory Plan essay
Description
For this assignment, you will reference the Martin-Pullin Bicycle Corporation case study that begins at the bottom of page 38 in this week’s reading titled Managerial Decision Modeling with Spreadsheets, 3/e. Chapter 12 – Inventory Control Models. Click here to access this reading.
Based on the information in the case study, course content, and outside research, answer the following instructions/questions, which include the questions at the end of the case study. The case study questions are reproduced in bold text, below:
Develop an inventory plan to help the Martin-Pullin Bicycle Corporation. (The inventory plan must make and defend predictions regarding the projected unit purchases & any other relevant factors for the AirWing bicycle model)
Discuss Reorder Points (ROP) and total costs. (Form conclusions about the optimal reorder points & total costs for the projection year 2012, and provide the calculations used to reach your conclusions)
How can you address demand that is not at the level of the planning horizon? (Compare and contrast actions needed to address demand that is above planned levels, with actions needed to address demand that is below planned levels)
Create a rule, generalization, or principle to address the use of safety stock as a means of avoiding stockouts during periods of variable product demand.
Synthesize your answers to the previous questions to summarize your inventory plan for the company.
Generate and present at least one spreadsheet or chart to support your work by embedding it in the body of the paper or including it in the appendix.
Write a four-page paper (minimum) that thoroughly addresses all of the areas included under Instruction #2. The minimum length does not include the title page, abstract, reference page, or any additional pages containing charts, appendices, etc. Cite a minimum of two outside sources used in your research. You must give appropriate credit to the sources of the material, both external and internal. The guidelines for In-Text citations may be found here