Expansion Strategy and Establishing a Re-Order Point Word Document and Excel Calculations

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This assignment has two cases. The first case is on expansion strategy. Managers constantly have to make decisions under uncertainty. This assignment gives students an opportunity to use the mean and standard deviation of probability distributions to make a decision on expansion strategy. The second case is on determining at which point a manager should re-order a printer so he or she doesn't run out-of-stock. The second case uses normal distribution. The first case demonstrates application of statistics in finance and the second case demonstrates application of statistics in operations management.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Microsoft Excel®, Bell Computer Company Forecasts data set, Case Study Scenarios (Attached below for both Case Study and Excel Data Sets).

Write a 1,050-1,155-word report based on the Bell Computer Company Forecasts data set and Case Study Scenarios.(Both attached below; for word report my professor is very strict on keeping it within word count and will take off points if it goes over 10% or under, in other words keep it within 1,050-1,155 words exactly, excluding cover page and references).

Include answers to the following:

Introduction

Case 1: Bell Computer Company

  • Compute the expected value for the profit associated with the two expansion alternatives. Which decision is preferred for the objective of maximizing the expected profit? (Please show how calculated in Excel and explain computations in word document report).
  • Compute the variation for the profit associated with the two expansion alternatives. Which decision is preferred for the objective of minimizing the risk or uncertainty? (Please show how calculated in Excel and explain computations in word document report).

Case 2: Kyle Bits and Bytes

  • What should be the re-order point? How many HP laser printers should he have in stock when he re-orders from the manufacturer? Explain

Conclusion

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Low Demand Medium High Medium-Scale Large-Scale Expansion Profits Expansion Profits Annual Annual Profit Profit ($1000s) ($1000s) P(x) P(x) 50 20% 0 20% 150 50% 100 50% 200 30% 300 30% Expected Profit ($1000s) Risk Analysis for Medium-Scale Expansion Annual Profit (x) Probability P(x) (x - µ)2 (x - µ)2 * P(x) Demand $1000s (x - µ) Low 50 20% Medium 150 50% High 200 30% σ2 = σ= Risk Analysis for Large-Scale Expansion Annual Profit (x) Probability P(x) (x - µ)2 (x - µ)2 * P(x) Demand $1000s (x - µ) Low 0 20% Medium 100 50% High 300 30% σ2 = σ= Case Study – Week 3 Individual Assignment QNT/561 Version 9 University of Phoenix Material Case Study – Bell Computer Company The Bell Computer Company is considering a plant expansion enabling the company to begin production of a new computer product. You have obtained your MBA from the University of Phoenix and, as a vicepresident, you must determine whether to make the expansion a medium- or large- scale project. The demand for the new product involves an uncertainty, which for planning purposes may be low demand, medium demand, or high demand. The probability estimates for the demands are 0.20, 0.50, and 0.30, respectively. Case Study – Kyle Bits and Bytes Kyle Bits and Bytes, a retailer of computing products sells a variety of computer-related products. One of Kyle’s most popular products is an HP laser printer. The average weekly demand is 200 units. Lead time (lead time is defined as the amount of time between when the order is placed and when it is delivered) for a new order from the manufacturer to arrive is one week. If the demand for printers were constant, the retailer would re-order when there were exactly 200 printers in inventory. However, Kyle learned demand is a random variable in his Operations Management class. An analysis of previous weeks reveals the weekly demand standard deviation is 30. Kyle knows if a customer wants to buy an HP laser printer but he has none available, he will lose that sale, plus possibly additional sales. He wants the probability of running short (stock-out) in any week to be no more than 6%. Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 1
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Demand Medium
High

Medium-Scale
Large-Scale
Expansion Profits
Expansion Profits
Annual
Annual
Profit
Profit
($1000s)
($1000s)
P(x)
P(x)
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20%
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20%
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Expected Profit ($1000s)
Risk Analysis for Medium-Scale Expansion
Annual Profit
(x)
Probability
P(x)
(x - µ)2 (x - µ)2 * P(x)
Demand $1000s
(x - µ)
Low
50
20%
Medium
150
50%
High
200
30%
σ2 =
σ=
Risk Analysis for Large-Scale Expansion
Annual Profit
(x)
Probability
P(x)
(x - µ)2 (x - µ)2 * P(x)
Demand $1000s
(x - µ)
Low
0
20%
Medium
100
50%
High
300
30%
σ2 =
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Demand Medium
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Medium-Scale
Large-Scale
Expansion Profits
Expansion Profits
Annual
Annual
Profit
Profit
($1000s)
($1000s)
P(x)
P(x)
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20%
0
20%
150
50%
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50%
200
30%
300
30%

Expected Profit ($1000s)
Risk Analysis for Medium-Scale Expansion
Annual Profit
(x)
Probability
P(x)
(x - µ)2 (x - µ)2 * P(x)
Demand $1000s
(x - µ)
Low
50
20%
Medium
150
50%
High
200
30%
σ2 =
σ=
Risk Analysis for Large-Scale Expansion
Annual Profit
(x)
Probability
P(x)
(x - µ)2 (x - µ)2 * P(x)
Demand $1000s
(x - µ)
Low
0
20%
Medium
100
50%
High
300
30%
σ2 =
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Running head: Bell Computer Company

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Bell Computer Company
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Bell Computer Company

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Case 1; Bell Computer Company
The bell computer company has two expansion choices which are large scale and
medium scale. It both choices, the company can experience low, medium or high demand having
the probability of 0.2, 0.5 and 0.3 for the three cases. Medium scale expansion has $50,000,
$150,000 and $200,000 profit...


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