Assignment:
Your Mission
Your team has been hired as consultants to analyze the Fred's Auto Service business and to provide Fred Cooper with recommendations to consider.
Your answers to the following case questions should be clearly numbered and are NOT intended to be presented as a narrative; answer each question and sub-part, cross-referencing, where applicable, your specific Exhibits that support an answer:
1. What elements of the service package take place above the "line of visibility"?
2. If Galen's torque wrench measured a mean value of 61.4 foot-pounds in his re-assembly of the Camry engine, should Fred allow him to perform this work? Explain your answer.
3. Capacity requirements (Please refer to your applicable exhibit; no discussion needed)
a. What is the utilization by day? By mechanic? (Two, separate Tables)
b. What is the average capacity cushion? Is this too high, too low?
4. Inventory policy (Please refer to your applicable exhibit; no discussion needed)
a. Create a spreadsheet for ALL parts listed in Table. The format must include, in this sequence: EOQ, Safety Stock levels, Reorder points, and- separately- the annual Inventory costs (Ordering and Holding inventory, including Safety Stock) using the continuous review system. Separate from the Summary Table please provide a calculation breakdown for Brake Pads only for each measure requested.
5. Identify and describe TWO recommendations you would make to Fred
Cooper to improve Operations and/or to lower costs.
Attachment:- What are Operational details.rar