1. Calculate economic order quantities for each of the three types of toys. The EOQ formual is recommended from the supplement to Chapter 15 in Operations Management - Contemporary Concepts and Cases. Fourth Edition - Roger Schroeder. that considers uniform lot delivery of the toys.
2. Prepare a master production schedule for the next six weeks using the EOQ's calcualted in question 1 and a workforce of 10 employees. What inventory turnover ratio is achieved by this master schedule? How does this turnover compare with past levels and with management's goals?
3. Prepare a parts explosion to support the master schedule. What parts should be ordered each week.
4. What should Andrea Meline do to meet the inventory and service goals stated by management.
5. How should Andrea deal with the organization issues presented in this case.