Assigment week 4 of SCM MOOC on Coursera

1. Supply Chain Management
Assignment 4 – Question 2
2. Suppose a carmaker adopted the postponement. Calculate the mismatch between supply (production) and
demand (actual demand) before and after utilizing the postponement, e.g. fill the blank (A) to (H). (2 points)
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(A)= 3000
(B) = 2500
(C) = 500
(D)= 6000
(E) = 1000
(F) = 1200
(G)= 200
(H)= 2400
So in this case, postponement allows the firm to reduce its mismatch by 60 %
A = 3000 E = 1000
G = 200
F = 1200
H = 2400
B = 2500
C = 500
D = 6000