Transcript Screw Ball Case Screw Ball Case

Screw Ball Case
Screw Ball Case
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Case Introduced You to MPS Scheduling,
Priorities, Inventories, Capacity
Most Successful Strategies Reduced
Production of A Balls and Accepted as
Many Odd Balls as Possible.
Revised Best Answer: $44,730
Product
Price
Beg. Inventory Production
A-Balls
$
8
0
50
50
1000
$
B-Balls
$
7
0
1000
1000
1000
Ski-Balls
$
10
0
400
400
Ner-Balls
$
10
0
400
Snow-Balls $
10
0
0
Total
Available
Ending Invenotry Inventory Costs
(Past Due)
(Past Due Cost)
Sales
-950
0
$ 7,000
0
0
400
$ 4,000
0
0
400
400
$ 4,000
0
0
0
0
$
0
0
1,850
Sales
Demand
400
-
$ 15,400
$ 15,400
Costs
Labor
$ 2,400
Material
$ 7,400
Inventory
$
-
Total Cost
$ 9,800
Contribution to
Profit
$ 5,600
Cumulative
Contribution
$ 44,730
$
-
Good Answer: $42,355
Another Good Answer: $40,335
Another Good Answer: $38,880
PERIOD 5
Product
Price
A-Balls
Bean-Balls
Ski-Balls
Ner-Balls
Snow-Balls
Beg Inv
8
7
10
10
10
Total
Sales
Costs:
Labor
Materials
Inv/Past Due
Total Cost
Contrib to Profit
Cum
Contribution
$30,680
250
Production Available Demand
1000
1000
50
1000
1000
300
1000
1000
400
2,050
Sales
$8,000
$7,000
$4,000
$0
$0
$19,000
$19,000
$2,400
8,200
200
$10,800
$8,200
$38,880
End Inv
Inv
Cost/Past
Due Cost
0
$0
0
$0
-100 -$200
0
$0
0
$0
-$200