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1、DipLMPurchasingManagementTutorial31.CaseStudy1:AdvancedComputerLogic,Inc.page431ofTextbookSummaryEleanorJamison,thedirectorofpurchasingforAdvancedComputerLogic(ACL),Inc.,wasbecomingincreasinglyconcernedaboutthelargenumberofordersplacedforsomeofthecompany’sleast-expensivecomponentparts.Assignm
2、entQuestionsa)HowshouldTomCamprespondtoEleanor?b)Isthisanappropriateapplicationforsystemscontracting?Ifso,whatarethepossiblesavings?c)Isthisanappropriateapplicationforareverseauction?Ifso,whatarethepossiblesavings?Analysisa.HowshouldTomCamprespondtoEleanor?Aftergatheringallthedatafromdifferen
3、tdepartmentmanagersandcalculatethedifferentpurchasingcosts.TomshouldwriteamemoorareporttoEleanorusingtheanalysisoutlinedinb&cbelow.TomshouldalsodoapresentationtoEleanorusingPowerPointslidesinafacetofacemeeting.b.Isthisanappropriateapplicationforsystemscontracting?Ifso,whatarethepossiblesaving
4、s?Systemcontractingisaneffectivecost-effectivesolutiongiventhecostsavingsestimatesoutlinedinthecase.1CurrentSystemSystemsContractinga1.PurchasePrice$967,000$647,890(0.67x967,000)b2.Inv.Holdingcosts306,000$229,500(0.75x306,000)c3.Purchasecost185,000$55,500(0.3x185,000)d4.Obsolescencecost290,10
5、0$194,367(0.3x647,890)Totalrelatedcosts1,748,100$1,127,257CostSavings,$=1,748,100–1,127,257=$620,843.Theassumptionsfortheanalysisare:a)Giventheapparentcompetitivebiddingpressuresthesuccessfulsupplierwillachievesignificanteconomiesofscale.InthisanalysisitisestimatedthatACLwillreceiveatleasta33
6、percentdiscountiftheypurchaseinlargequantity.Theestimatedpurchasepriceisexpectedtodecreaseby$319,110[967,000-(.33*967,000)]b)Theinventoryholdingcostimprovementisassumedtobe25percent.c)Basedonthecasedatathepurchasecostwilldecreaseby70percent.d)Theobsolescencerate(30%)isexpectedtobethesameineac
7、hcase.Thebuyercannotmitigatetheriskofobsolescencebyimplementingasystemscontract.•TheresultsaboveclearlyshowthatACLmustgivesystemscontractingseriousconsideration.•Ms.Jamisonshouldscheduleameetingwiththetendepartmentmanagers.Theexpectedonehalfm