Blanchard

Managing Business Operations

Case Analysis: Blanchard Importing and Distributing Co. Inc. (HBS Case 9 - 673 - 033)

Submitted by: Tushar Kothavale (130) NMIMS, FT MBA 2009-2011

1) Correct the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and Reorder point (ROP) quantities for each of the five items mentioned in the case.

We first predict the annual demand for the year 1972 based on trend for 4 months of 1972 based on corresponding months of 1971.

Calculations for Annual demand (R):

The assumption made here is that the same trend for sales as that for the four months of 1972 would be followed for the rest of the months of the 1972.

Sales prediction for annual demand for year 1972 | | |

| | | | | | | |

  | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Total Sales | Percentage Change over 1971 | Annual Demand |

| | | | | | | |

Vodka |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

1971 | 128 | 136 | 233 | 219 | 716 |   | 2455 |

1972 | 210 | 303 | 275 | 463 | 1251 | 74.72 | 4289 |

Gin |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

1971 | 51 | 52 | 74 | 157 | 334 |   | 1421 |

1972 | 166 | 142 | 133 | 213 | 654 | 95.81 | 2782 |

Scotch |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

1971 | 79 | 82 | 151 | 66 | 378 |   | 800 |

1972 | 82 | 68 | 66 | 38 | 254 | -32.80 | 538 |

Whiskey |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

1971 | 163 | 180 | 198 | 183 | 724 |   | 3096 |

1972 | 177 | 163 | 162 | 256 | 758 | 4.70 | 3241 |

Rum |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

1971 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 26 | 114 |   | 449 |

1972 | 11 | 28 | 61 | 55 | 155 | 35.96 | 610 |

Calculations for Setup cost (S):

Size changeover cost = (cost of resetting all machinery for change in bottle size/ avg. no. of different items of given size processed between size changeover)

= 23000 / (52X7X10)

= $6.3186 per changeover

Label changeover cost = Labour cost incurred while label changeover process

= (23000X0.5X8*)/(52X7) + 5X2.5X0.5

= $10.2 per labour changeover

*Assumption each working day is of 8 hrs.

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