Strategic Material Planning of Spare-Parts in Automotive Industry: Example of MercedesBenz Indonesia

Table of Contents

Table of Contents. i

List of Abbreviations. i

List of Figures and Tables. ii

1    Introduction. 1

1.1        Problem Definition and Objectives. p.1

1.2        Course of the Investigation. p.2

2    Terms and Definitions. p.2

2.1        Material Management p.2

2.1.1         Lot Size. p.3

2.1.2         Decrease Volume, Lead Time, Holding Cost, Order Cost, Order Cycle. p.3

2.2        The Classical Economic Order Quantity Model p.3

2.3        The Dynamic Economic Order Quantity Model p.7

2.4        Just-in-Time Inventory. p.7

3    Mercedes-Benz in Indonesia. p.8

3.1        Introduction to Indonesia. p.8

3.2        Introduction of Mercedes-Benz Indonesia. p.9

3.3        Working at Mercedes-Benz Indonesia. p.10

3.4        Spare-Parts Ordering at Mercedes-Benz Indonesia. p.11

4    Discussion and Evaluation. p.13

5    Conclusion and Future Outlook. p.15

Reference List p.17

Appendix. p.19

Honorable Declaration. p.19