INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 1
ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS
1.1 Sales 100% 100% Cost of manufacturing 60% 50%
Other costs 30%
Profit (percent of Sales)
Therefore a 10% reduction in the cost of manufacturing would produce a 100% increase
in profit.
1.2 Profit = Sales – (direct costs ...
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, CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Materials Management................................................................... 2
Chapter 2: Production Planning System ................................................................................... 9
Chapter 3: Master Scheduling................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 4: Material Requirements Planning............................................................................. 31
Chapter 5: Capacity Management............................................................................................. 57
Chapter 6: Production Activity Control.................................................................................... 65
Chapter 7: Purchasing............................................................................................................... 83
Chapter 8: Forecasting .............................................................................................................. 87
Chapter 9: Inventory Fundamentals........................................................................................ 112
Chapter 10: Order Quantities .................................................................................................. 123
Chapter 11: Independent Demand Ordering Systems............................................................. 136
Chapter 12: Physical Inventory and Warehouse Management ............................................... 170
Chapter 13: Physical Distribution.............................................................................................181
Chapter 14: Products and Processes .........................................................................................192
Chapter 15: Lean Production ....................................................................................................202
Chapter 16: Total Quality Management ...................................................................................210
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