Final Exam- Dr.

Islam ElNakib
Name May Wafeek Moustafa Moustafa Ibrahim Manse
ID 21120235
Course Operation Management
 When 18,500 Orlando Magic Fans come to Dinner-Study Case

2. What is the cost per portion? How much less expensive is the Cheeto Crusted Mac & Cheese than Chef
John’s alternative creation, the Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese, shown in Figure 14.9 of the Chapter 14?

* Cost per portion for Cheeto crusted Mac & Cheese

Cost for ingredients for 36

Cost of Mix for 6 mixes (216 portions)
Ingredients Qty Cost/Unit
portions
36
Elbow Macaroni 20 0.09 1.80 64.80
Shredded cheddar
10 0.16 1.60 57.60
cheese
Mac & cheese base 44 0.8 35.20 1,267.20
Mill 4 0.03 0.12 4.32
Crusted cheeto 6 0.27 1.62 58.32
Sliced green onion-
0.5 0.18 0.09 3.24
granish
whole cheetos-
2 0.27 0.54 19.44
granish
Total 40.97 1,474.92
Total Cost 1,582.92
Portion 216
Cost / Portion 7.33

Cost per portion for Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

Cost for ingredients for 36

Cost of Mix for 6 mixes (216 portions)
Ingredients Qty Cost/Unit
portions
36
Elbow Macaroni 20 0.09 1.80 64.80
Cheese papper jack 10 0.17 1.70 61.20
Mac & cheese base 32 0.8 25.60 921.60
Mill 4 0.03 0.12 4.32
Smoked pulled
2 2.9 5.80 208.80
chicken
Buffalo Suce 8 0.09 0.72 25.92
Blue cheese 4 0.19 0.76 27.36
Scallions 2 0.18 0.36 12.96
Total 36.86 1,326.96
Total Cost 1,434.96
Portion 216
Cost / Portion 6.64
 Cheeto crusted Mac & Buffalo Chicken Mac &
Cheese Cheese
Cost / Portion 7.33 6.64

* The Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese is less expensive than the Cheeto Crusted Mac
se than Chef
Chapter 14?

Total Labor Toal labor

labor Hr cost / Hr cost

7.20 15.00 108.00 0.6 15.00 9.00

Total Labor Toal labor

labor Hr cost / Hr cost

7.20 15.00 108.00

 Diff
0.69 less

than the Cheeto Crusted Mac & Cheese

3.Assuming that there is no beginning inventory of the Cheeto-crusted Mac& Cheese and the Cooking time for the entire 21
Table A
Period Demand Portion Capacity Req. Capacity Ava.
Prior to the game 60 6 10 10
1st Q 36 6 6 10
2nd Q 48 6 8 10
Half-Time 60 6 10 10
2nd Half 12 6 2 10
Total 216 30 36 50

Table B
10 min before Prior to the game Q1 Q2 Half-Time
Time Ava. 10 10 10 10 10
Time Req. 10 6 8 10
Demand 0 60 36 48 60
Requierd orders 60 36
Released orders 60 36 48 60

Total labor hours for each 6 portion 0.2

Required time to prepare 216 portion 36 Table A
Actual Preparation time for 216 portion 7.2 36*2
Cooking time for the entire 216 portion 0.6 given
Total time including preparation & cooking 7.8

Since the entire qty required for the evening is prepared prior to the game and kept in warming ovens u
then the preparation must begin 7.8hr prior to serving
king time for the entire 216 portions is .6 hours, when must preparation begin?

2nd Half
10
2
12
60
12

kept in warming ovens until needed

 MRP at Wheeled Coach

1 Why is accurate inventory such an important issue at Wheeled Coach?

Accurate inventory is an important issue at Wheeled Coach because of the dynamic changes that oc
Items that are purchased but not used promptly often end up as excess inventory and must be dispo
Moreover, MRP does not work without accurate inventory.
As in any dependent manufacturing process, a shortage of a part may mean that the entire end unit—
Accurate inventory has cost implications both for the units in which the inventory is to be installed (th

2 Why does Wheeled Coach have excess inventory, and what kind of plan would you suggest for deal
Excess inventory exists because of minimum order requirements, BOM errors, customer-change ord
A plan for Wheeled Coach to deal with excess inventory is first to see what can be returned to the ve
Second, to see what can be substituted on subsequent units for the items called out on the bills of m
who may have the need for the items.

3 Be specific in your suggestions for reducing inventory and how to implement them.
Wheeled Coach will find it difficult to dispose of excess inventory. It is hard to substitute excess com
It takes innovation on the part of the engineering shop and inventory personnel to make this work an
For those items that are changed but are not critical, management instituted an effectivity date. That
to the date in the production schedule that allowed all of the components in stock to be used.
Some material can be returned to the supplier, but most suppliers are not interested in taking old mer
Finally, selling the items themselves proved a reasonable last resort
However, even this is expensive. It requires cataloging, publicity, letter writing, phone calls, and follow
It is a real marketing challenge, and Wheeled Coach does this by having occasional sales of excess i
All these options are being used, and all reduce inventory ultimately.
f the dynamic changes that occur in ambulances.
s inventory and must be disposed of at distress prices

mean that the entire end unit—in this case an expensive ambulance—cannot be assembled, completed, or delivered
inventory is to be installed (the ambulance) and as an asset.

would you suggest for dealing with it?

M errors, customer-change orders, purchasing and receiving errors, and more.
what can be returned to the vendor for near full credit
ms called out on the bills of material; and third, to work at some sort of sale or scrap or supply to other auto dealers or truck

ment them.
hard to substitute excess components in units (and their related bills of material) as units are being assembled.
ersonnel to make this work and keep the bills of material, through engineering change notices, accurate.
uted an effectivity date. That is a date that the change would be effective
s in stock to be used.
ot interested in taking old merchandise back, so that is a difficult option

writing, phone calls, and follow-up.

g occasional sales of excess inventory on Saturdays
eted, or delivered

her auto dealers or truckers

assembled.