What effect does new packaging have on transportation

Assignment Help Operation Management

Reference no: EM132292398

Moving Hands, Inc., ships alarm clocks from Atlanta to Lansing. The company has begun packaging the clocks in a stronger corrugated box to reduce the likelihood of damage in storage and transit. As a result of the improved packaging, the clocks' product classification has dropped from 100 to 85 without significantly adding weight to the package.

What effect does the new packaging have on the transportation cost of a single 1000 lb. shipment?

Suppose Moving Hands ships 300 loads of the 1,000 lb. quantity each year and the new packaging costs $10,000 to develop and produce. Will Moving Hands realize a full payback of the packaging investment in its first year?

Reference no: EM132292398

Questions Cloud

Administrative agency enabling legislation : What does the Chevron Doctrine prescribe for a court’s review of an administrative agency’s interpretation of that administrative agency’s enabling legislation?

Rebutted by sufficient evidence proffered by the plaintiff : which is a rebuttable presumption, is rebutted by sufficient evidence proffered by the plaintiff of either a conflict of interest.

Global branding advice to multinational consumer goods : Global branding advice to a multinational consumer goods company, what are some key issues in global branding that i can discuss with them?

Exponential smoothing with smoothing constant equal : Exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant equal to .30, assuming a March forecast of 18(000).

What effect does new packaging have on transportation : What effect does the new packaging have on the transportation cost of a single 1000 lb. shipment? Refer to Table 8.8.

How could conducting individual job interview : How could CONDUCTING an individual job interview relate to conducting research?

Differences in centralized and decentralized procurement : What are the key differences between centralized and decentralized procurement?

Weaknesses of the union and company bargaining positions : Your assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the union and company bargaining positions

Making choices to maximize payoff and minimize regret : Describe 3 psychological orientations of decision makers under conditions of uncertainty as they relate to making choices to maximize payoff and minimize regret

User Account

All Pages