INTE Dumps - Supply Management Integration Practice Exam Questions

A warehouse manager notices that there has been a constant shortage of 4K TVs for the last few months. An investigation finds that the TVs have been stolen, even though warehouse access is strictly controlled by employee ID badge. In this situation, the warehouse manager's FIRST course of action should be to

A manufacturing firm redesigns its premier product to benefit from material standardization. The change will entail re-tooling costs. The firm conducts a cost benefit analysis on four possible options. Option 1 is to make no change at all. Options 2, 3, and 4 represent different re-tooling configurations involving different materials:

Option 1Option 2Option 3Option 4

Re-tooling Costs (Year 1)$0$800,000$1,000,000$1,200,000

Material Costs

Year 151,000,000$700,000$650,000$600,000

Year 2$1,100,000$750,000$700,000$650,000

Year 3SI,200,000$800,000$750,000$700,000

Year 451,300,000$850,000$800,000$750,000

Year 551,400,000$900,000$850,000$800,000

Total$6,000,000$4,000,000$3,750,000$3,500,000

Labor Costs

Year 1$1,000,000$700,000$650,000$600,000

Year 2$1,100,000$770,000$715,000S660,000

Year 3$1,210,000$847,000$786,500$726,000

Year 4$1,331,000$931,700$865,150$798,600

Year 5$1,464,100$1,024,870$951,665$878,460

Total$6,105,100$4,273,570$3,968,315$3,663,060

In addition to this, there will be a cost of $3.5 million in lost production during Year 1, should any of the re-tooling options (2, 3, or 4) be selected.

The firm wants to rank the options in order of financial preference, from the best option to the worst. Based on this information, how should the four options be ranked?

A company requires a physical tracking system for goods received and handled in its warehouse. The firm's executive management requests a report to justify funding for the tracking system. Which of the following is the PRIMARY point the report should address?