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Supply Chain Network Design

Suppliers Poly & Packaging


XYZ,
of Sugar, Paper Factory
Rajshahi.
Butter,
Wheat Nut
ABC, Rajshahi Warehouse,
Bogura.
Upstream
QMS,
Rajshahi
Inbound Wheat Flour Mill,
Warehouse, Gazipur
Gazipur Flour
Operation
All Raw
materials

Finished
Food Factory Packed Outbound
/ Bakery Goods Warehouse
Downstream

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7
2. Make or Buy Decision
If we purchase the 1000 pcs of Bearings, from the third party then the calculation should be like the following:

Direct Materials Tk.6 x 1000 = 6000/=


Direct Labor Tk.4 x 1000 = 4000/=
Supervisor Salary Tk.3 x 1000 = 3000/=
Variable Overhead Tk.1 x 1000 = 1000/=
Allocated general overhead Tk.5 x 1000 = 5000/=
Depreciation of general equipment Tk.2 x 1000 = 2000/=
Depreciation of special equipment Tk.2 x 1000 = 2000/=

Total Expense Tk.23 x 1000 = 23,000/=

If we produce the bearings the production cost should be as following:


Direct Materials Tk.6 x 1000 = 6000/=
Direct Labor Tk.4 x 1000 = 4000/=
Supervisor Salary Tk.3 x 1000 = 3000/=
Variable Overhead Tk.1 x 1000 = 1000/=
Allocated general overhead Not Relevant
Depreciation of general equipment Not Relevant
Depreciation of special equipment Not Relevant

Total Expense Tk.14 x 1000 = 14,000/=

The difference between purchasing & Producing cost is= (23000-14000) = 9000/=

So as per given information I will prefer to produce the Bearings instead of Buying from third party.
3. Depreciation: Relevant or irrelevant Cost.
As per financial Statement, Depreciation is a non-cash item. Since it does not impact on cash flows, non-cash items are
frequently categorized as irrelevant costs for management decisions. Though a fixed asset is already purchased from the
supplier that means the cost of fixed asset purchase is already done for the certain time, so the Depreciation cost is
irrelevant for the make or buy decision.
The Depreciation will become the relevant when we will take the decision for buying something from any
vendor/supplier, instead of producing the product. If the supplier/Vendor includes the Depreciation cost in the Product
price, then we should ignore the Depreciation cost to reduce the product price. In this situation the Depreciation Cost is
relevant to make the decision.

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