Klein Chemicals, Inc., produces a special oil-based material that is currently in short supply. Four of Klein's customers have already placed orders that together exceed the combined capacity of Klein's two plants. Klein's management faces the problem of deciding how many units it should supply to each customer. Because the four customers are in different industries, different prices can be charged because of the various industry pricing structures. However, slightly different production costs at the two plants and varying transportation costs between the plants and customers make a "sell to the highest bidder" strategy unacceptable. After considering price, production costs, and transportation costs, Klein established the following profit per unit for each plant-customer alternative. Plant Clifton Springs Danville Plant Clifton Springs 1 Danville 2 D₂ n 3 1 D₂2 D₂ D4 $34 $32 $40 $38 $32 The plant capacities and customer orders are as follows. Customer $34 $30 $28 Capacity (units) 5,000 3,000 4 Distributor Orders (units) D₂ D₂ 2,000 5,000

Klein Chemicals, Inc., produces a special oil-based material that is currently in short supply. Four of Klein's customers have already placed orders that together exceed the combined capacity of Klein's two plants. Klein's management faces the problem of deciding how many units it should supply to each customer. Because the four customers are in different industries, different prices can be charged because of the various industry pricing structures. However, slightly different production costs at the two plants and varying transportation costs between the plants and customers make a "sell to the highest bidder" strategy unacceptable. After considering price, production costs, and transportation costs, Klein established the following profit per unit for each plant-customer alternative. Plant Clifton Springs Danville Plant Clifton Springs 1 Danville 2 D₂ n 3 1 D₂2 D₂ D4 $34 $32 $40 $38 $32 The plant capacities and customer orders are as follows. Customer $34 $30 $28 Capacity (units) 5,000 3,000 4 Distributor Orders (units) D₂ D₂ 2,000 5,000

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

ChapterC: Cases

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Problem 5.1SC: Scenario 3 Ben Gibson, the purchasing manager at Coastal Products, was reviewing purchasing...

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