Purpose:
This assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:
- Incorporate efficiently the different variables that make up a supply chain
- Analyze the essential functions needed in a supply chain
- Analyze and lead the key initiatives necessary to make supply chains efficient
Overview:
The Instant Paper Clip Office Supply Company is the third case study assignment. We review the optimal order quantity that will minimize costs to the company, and the EOQ model is a formula for determining this optimal order size.
Action Items:
1. Read Chapter 13, Case Problem 13.1: The Instant Paper Clip Office Supply Company.
2. Prepare a formal paper using APA Style on the topic “Introduction to the [sub-sector] sector of the energy industry.” Total page length not including title page, appendices, or references should be between five and eight pages. The body of the paper can include charts and images, but not used to excess to pad the length. This paper should address four sections (each under a separate heading) as follows:
- Describe what is the determined amount of the loan Christie should obtain during the year? Also, determine the level of cash on hand at which the company should apply for a new loan that it takes fifteen days for a loan to be processed by the bank.
- Discuss on any loan amount equal to or greater than $500,000, how the bank will lower the number of points charged on the loan origination fee from 2.25% to 2.00%.
- Describe what would be the company’s optimal amount borrowed?
**Assigned Text**
Russell, R. S., & Taylor, B. W. (2019). Operations and Supply Chain Management (10th ed.). Wiley Global Education US. https://reader2.yuzu.com/books/9781119577645