Answer:
a. Cost of Supplier 1 : $6,214,300 per year
Cost of Supplier 2 : $6,147,840
b. Supplier 2 will be selected as it costs $66,460 less than supplier 1.
c. 1,818
d. No.
Explanation:
<u>Supplier : 1 ; 2</u>
Unit price : $510 ; $505
Annual Purchase cost: $6,120,000 ; $6,060,000
One time cost: $22,000 ; $20,000
Orders per year: 12 , 12
Order processing cost: $1,500 ; $1,500
Inventory carrying cost: $51,000 ; $50,500
Distance: 125 ; 100
Weight per load: 22000
Transportation: $19,800 ; $15,840
Total Cost : $6,214,300 ; $6,147,840
Annual Purchase Cost = Demand * Units price
Orders per year = Demand / Lot size
Inventory Carrying cost = [ Lot size / 2 ] * Carrying cost * unit price
Order processing cost = Number of orders * order processing cost.
c. Required lot size for truck : 40,000 / 22 ≈ 1,818
