INTE Exam Dumps : Supply Management Integration

A manufacturer of gardening products has many international suppliers. Because of extended lead-times and logistical concerns, it is critical that the company provides accurate seasonal demand planning data to its suppliers. Given this situation, which of the following types of feedback from the supplier would be MOST critical to the manufacturer?

A company needs 1,000 widgets in Year 1 and projects that it will need 1,200 widgets in Year 2. The Year 1 order cost for widgets is $5, and the Year 1 carrying cost is S4. A recent contract renewal with the company's 3PL warehouse supplier will increase carrying costs in Year 2 to S6. How, if at all, will the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) be affected?

A sourcing manager needs to outsource production in order to meet demand for a specific product. The internal production schedule and forecasted sales have been provided for the next nine months. Internal production follows a level schedule of 4,000 units per month and up to 7,000 units may be stored in inventory. There is no beginning inventory for January. During what month(s) will outsourced production be required to meet forecasted sales?

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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