Super Auto Company rented a warehouse in Halifax, NS to store its engines valued at $500,000. The engines need to be shipped to the Montreal, QC, plant. The annual holding cost rate for auto engine has been estimated at 15%. There are five shipping companies available. Their delivery time and costs are listed in the table below. Which carrier is most economical?Carrier Delivery Time (Days) CostA 20 $500B 15 $800C 12 $1200D 8 $1600E 5 $200

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
Chapter16: Lean Supply Chain Management
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 10DQ: The chapter presented various approaches for the control of inventory investment. Discuss three...
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Topic Video
Question

Super Auto Company rented a warehouse in Halifax, NS to store its engines valued at $500,000. The 
engines need to be shipped to the Montreal, QC, plant. The annual holding cost rate for auto engine 
has been estimated at 15%. There are five shipping companies available. Their delivery time and costs 
are listed in the table below. Which carrier is most economical?
Carrier Delivery Time (Days) Cost
A 20 $500
B 15 $800
C 12 $1200
D 8 $1600
E 5 $200

 

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Inventory management
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781285869681
Author:
Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning