Thread: Can't seem to find the problem, help.

I have 4 errors, right at getch, i've scanned through the entire program but unable to come up with the solution.......am I missing something here ?

Code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

typedef struct part
{
int part_num;
float price;
}part;
part parts[25];
int orderup (int qnt,int rpoint,int mino);

int main()
{
int quant;
int re_order;
int min_order;
int i;

printf("\n Benz Auto Supplies Inventory Manager\n");
for (i=0;i<25;i++){
printf("Enter part number:");
scanf("%d",&parts[i].part_num);
printf("\nPrice of part:");
scanf("%f",&parts[i].price);
printf("\nQuantity available:");
scanf("%d",&quant);
printf("\nReorder point:");
scanf("%d",&re_order);
printf("\nMinimum order:");
scanf("%d",&min_order);
printf("\nRe-order point:");
scanf("%d",&re_order);
printf("\nThe order amount is:%d",orderup(quant,re_order,min_order));
printf("End of Report");
}
}
getch();
return 0;
}
int orderup (int qnt,int rpoint,int mino)
{
 int or;
 if (qnt < rpoint){
         or=rpoint+mino;
         or=or-qnt;   
         
         return or;
         }
         else if (qnt > rpoint){
              return or;
              }
              }

Learn how to properly indent code it helps a lot to find programming errors.

Tim S.

Code:

int orderup (int qnt,int rpoint,int mino)
{
  int or;
  if (qnt < rpoint){
     or=rpoint+mino;
     or=or-qnt;   
     return or;
  }
  else if (qnt > rpoint) {
    return or;
  }
}

I'd change this:
or=rpoint+mino;

to:

Code:

  int or = 0; //assign value to zero
  //add another if (nested) if statement:
  if(qnt < rpoint) {
    or = qnt + mino; //actual amounts of product
    if(or < rpoint) { //you want mino MORE than rpoint, 
      or = rpoint + mino; //or you'll be re-ordering after just 1 sale
      //in R/L, you'd go for the quantity that gave you the best discount, and 
      //include factoring in it's shelf life and sales, that would generate the most 
      //profit, in the shortest amount of time, for this purchase.
      return or;  //return quantity
    }
  }
  return or; //return 0;
}

Your instructor may want other constraints, so consider the above just one opinion.

Hm adak but for my function its suppose to return the order amount not quantity, this is the question:
i. The order amount is calculated when the quantity on hand falls below the reorder point.

ii. Order amount is calculated as the sum of the reorder point and the minimum order minus the quantity on hand.

that's why i structured mine in that manner.......hope it makes sense :s

getch(), return 0 are outside of any function. That's why you're getting an error.

Yes, that does make sense.

OK, we know what the minimum order has to be, but what order is the one we want - the best order?

Or are you, for the sake of this problem, making every order the minimum order?

That's what I'm not getting - when you order, how do you calculate the order amount to make, (beyond the minimum order)?

Originally Posted by Adak

Yes, that does make sense.

OK, we know what the minimum order has to be, but what order is the one we want - the best order?

Or are you, for the sake of this problem, making every order the minimum order?

That's what I'm not getting - when you order, how do you calculate the order amount to make, (beyond the minimum order)?

If this operates like most inventory problems, Adak... the idea is that when the quantity on hand falls below an assigned minimum, you place an order that is either A) the minimum order or B) to replenish stock to an assigned maximum... whichever is more.


It's like milk... when the jug is less than 1/3 full you go out and buy another jug (the minimum order) or two jugs (the assigned maximum) to replinish your supply.

Some maximum order amount is what I'm not seeing in the code he posted. Is that something that should be added, in this assignment, or not?