Monczka-trent has two options 1 its standard 2-day shipment


Monczka-Trent Shipping is the logistics vendor for Handfield Manufacturing Co, in Ohio. Handfield has daily shipments of a power-steering pump from its Ohio plant to an auto assembly line in Alabama. The value of the standard shipment is $250,000. Monczka-Trent has two options: (1) its standard 2-day shipment or (2) a subcontractor who will team drive overnight with an effective delivery of 1 day. The extra driver costs $175. Handfields's holding cost is 35% annually for this kind of inventory. a) Which option is most economical? b.) What production issues are not included in the data presented above? 

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Chemical Engineering: Monczka-trent has two options 1 its standard 2-day shipment
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