Supply Chain Planning & Control
\nAssignment Number
\n1
\nAssignment Type
\nQuantitive
\nWeighting 20%
\nSubmission Date
\nSaturday 25th February
\nContinuous Assessment Submission Human Written Academic Papers – Guidelines
\nAssignments are to be completed using Excel, they are to be formatted for A4 and must be submitted via Turnitin. If assignments are not submitted via Turnitin, this will be regarded as a non-submission.
\nPlease observe the suggested word count. Assignments that are too short or too long may be penalised.
\nExtension Policy
\nOnly in exceptional circumstances will extensions be granted.
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\n\u2022 Minor illnesses such as a common cold
\n\u2022 Holidays during the academic year
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\nPlagiarism Policy
\nAssignments which have copied work from websites, from other authors, from other students or any other sources will receive a grade of 0. All instances of plagiarism must be reported to the Head of Department who, in turn, is obliged to report them to the Registrar. Students who receive this grade may be asked to justify their actions to the University\u2019s plagiarism panel. Students must apply to the examination board at the end of the academic year to re-submit their work in such instances. Please note that copying verbatim from original sources is unacceptable even if you provide references.
\nReferencing
\nPlease consult \u2018Credit Where Credit is Due\u2019 for the referencing system used by SETU. Please ensure accuracy and consistency in your referencing. The following are the most common reference types that you will need when compiling the reference list at the end of your assignments.
\nPage Essay – Journal articles:
\nFor example:
\nSeebohm, P., Gilchrist, A. and Morris, D. (2012) Bold but Balanced: How Community Development Contributes to Mental Health and Inclusion. Community Development Journal, 47 (4), pp. 473-490.
\nBooks
\nFor example:
\nBanks, S. (2012) Ethics and Values in Social Work. (4th Ed.) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
\nBook Assessment Brief Original Custom Research Essay Pro Papers Help – Chapter
\nIf a book is an edited collection with different contributors for each chapter, cite the author of the specific chapter you have used in your work. If you use more than one chapter, cite each author separately. Include the page numbers of the chapter in the bibliography.
\nFor example:
\nForde, C. (2009) The Politics of Community Development: Relationship with the State. In: Forde, C., Kiely, E. and Meade, R., eds. Youth and Community in Ireland: Critical Perspectives, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, pp. 49-68. Webpage
\nUnless the webpage has a specified individual author, you can treat the organisation as the author. If the year the webpage was created is available, you can give this. If not, simply state \u2018no date available\u2019. You must also include the date which you last accessed the webpage in brackets at the end of the reference. For example:
\nChildren\u2019s Rights Alliance, (no date available) What Are Children\u2019s
\nRights? Available: http:\/\/www.childrensrights.ie\/childrens-rights-ireland\/childrens-rightsireland [accessed 01 September, 2013].
\nTo avoid common referencing mistakes, please note the following:
\n\u2022 In the reference list, place the title of the journal, not the specific journal article, in italics.
\n\u2022 In the reference list, give a full reference for a webpage not just the url.
\n\u2022 When referencing books in the reference list, the place of publication (e.g.
\nDublin) precedes the name of the publisher (e.g. Gill and Macmillan).
\n\u2022 There is no need to bullet point or number your reference list.
\n\u2022 When citing websites within the main body of your assignment, use the (author, date) formulation rather than the url; i.e. write (Children\u2019s Rights Alliance, no date available) rather than inserting the web address.
\nWhen quoting directly from an original source within the main body of your assignment, give the page number(s). Try to avoid excessive use of direct quotation.
\nMODULE AIM
\nThis module aims to provide students with the quantitive tools to enable them to make structured decisions
\nLEARNING OUTCOMES
\nOn successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
\n1. Apply quantitive techniques utilising data
\n2. Make structured decisions based on data and mathematical models
\n3. Problem solve using applied quantitive techniques.
\n4.
\nMODULE ASSESSMENT
\nAssessment Component Details Learning Outcomes addressed % of total
\nQuantitive assignment 1, 2 & 3 20%
\nGreen Fingers are a landscaping company that contract both labour and equipment from a local construction company. The construction company have given Green Fingers the following three capacity options:
\nCapacity Labour Hours Equipment Hours
\nHigh 9,000 6,000
\nMedium 6,750 4,500
\nLow 4,500 3,000
\n\u2022 Labour costs \u20ac10 per hour whilst the hiring of equipment is \u20ac20 per hour.
\n\u2022 Once a capacity option has been chosen it cannot be altered and the hours associated with each capacity option are fixed.
\n\u2022 Green Fingers estimate that the average job has revenue of \u20ac2,000 and requires 30 hours of labour and 20 hours of equipment usage.
\nFor 2023 Green Fingers have developed the following forecast:
\nDemand No. of Jobs Probability
\nHigh 300 30%
\nMedium 200 40%
\nLow 120 30%
\nYou are required:
\na) Determine the fixed costs and break-even point for each capacity option. (6 marks)
\nb) What is the maximum number of jobs that can be handled under each capacity
\noption? (3 marks)
\nc) Draw a decision tree for Green Fingers and calculate the profit associated with each
\noption. (19 marks)
\nd) Which option would you advise Green Fingers to pursue to maximise profit and why?
\n(2 marks)
\nAs the estimator for ABC Enterprises you have been asked to prepare an estimate for a potential service contract. The contract is for the service of diesel cylinder heads used in trains which the company has previously done on a sporadic basis.
\nThe time required to service the first cylinder head is exactly 4 hours and similar work has been accomplished with an 85% learning curve. The customer wants you to quote the total time in batches of 12 and 20.
\nYou are required:
\na) Prepare a quotation based on a rate of \u20ac25.00\/hour. (10 marks)
\nb) After preparing the quote, you find a job docket for this customer for five cylinder heads. From the information on the job docket, you conclude that the fifth cylinder
\nhead took 2.5 hours to service. What do you conclude about the learning rate and
\nyour quote? (10 marks)
\nA high-tech company makes medical devices using its highly skilled workforce. They can also access production facilities at a nearby sister company whose workforce is just as skilled.
\nThey have a regular production capacity of 820 units which can be supplemented by a weekly overtime out of 40 units. The sister company can offer them extra capacity of 100 units monthly if required.
\nThe forecasted demand and costs data for the next six months are as follow:
\nMonth Demand
\nCosts and other data
\n1 770 Previous output level 760 units
\n2 790 Beginning inventory 0 units
\n3 810 Stockout cost \u20ac800 per unit
\n4 820 Inventory holding cost \u20ac400 per unit at month end
\n5 850 Unit Cost, regular time \u20ac1,500 per unit
\n6 860 Subcontracting \u20ac2,100 per unit
\nUnit Cost, overtime \u20ac1,800 per unit
\nHiring workers \u20ac200 per unit
\nFiring workers \u20ac500 per unit
\nThey are considering one of the following three aggregate plans:
\n\u2022 Plan A is to produce a level quantity utilising overtime, incurring back orders and
\ninventory charges. (7 marks)
\n\u2022 Plan B is to produce a base quantity of 800, using first, overtime, then subcontracting,
\nto meet demand. (7 marks)
\n\u2022 Plan C, a chase plan, using overtime and then subcontracting if regular capacity is
\ninsufficient to cover monthly demand. (7 marks)
\nThere is no need to start and end on the same output level and you have been asked to recommend one of the plans.
\nPrepare each of the plans, calculate the costs associated with each plan and make a recommendation explaining the reasons for your recommendation. (4 marks) (a) A particular operation uses a two-step sequence that all jobs in a certain category follow. For the group of jobs listed below;
\nProcessing time (minutes)
\nJobs a b c d e
\nWorkstation A 27 18 70 26 15
\nWorkstation B 45 33 30 24 10
\n(i) Find the sequence that will minimise the total completion time. (4 marks)
\n(ii) Construct a progress chart for the sequence of jobs. Clearly identify the amount of idle time at workstation B and the makespan of the batch of jobs. (5 marks)
\n(iii) What jobs are candidate for splitting? Why? If they were split, how much would idle time and makespan time be reduced? (Assume splitting the jobs in half) (5 marks)
\n(b) The table below contains information concerning four jobs that are awaiting processing at a work centre.
\nJob Processing Time (days) due date (days)
\nA 15 28
\nB 12 20
\nC 8 30
\nD 10 26
\n(i) Sequence the jobs using the SPT, EDD and CR priority rules. (4 marks)
\n(ii) For each of the job sequences from part (i) calculate the mean flow time, the mean number of jobs at the work centre, the mean tardiness, the maximum
\nlateness and the number of late jobs. (5 marks)
\n(iii) Which sequence performs best for this batch of jobs? (2 marks)<\/p>\n
This is a course assignment guidelines for a quantitative assignment in Supply Chain Planning & Control, which has a 20% weighting and is due on 25th February. The assignment should be completed using Excel and submitted via Turnitin. Requests for extensions must be made in advance, and will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Plagiarism will result in a grade of 0, and must be reported to the Head of Department. The referencing system used is “Credit Where Credit is Due,” and accuracy and consistency in referencing is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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