Example 1: The Aladdin Carpet Store has a customer demand that is normally distributed with an average daily demand of 30 meters and a standard deviation of 5 meters per day. The lead time for receiving a new order of carpet is 10 days. The store wants a service level of 95%, representing a probability of stockout equal to 5%. 1. What size of safety stock should the company keep ? 2. What is the reorder point?

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Example 1:
The Aladdin Carpet Store has a customer demand that is normally
distributed with an average daily demand of 30 meters and a
standard deviation of 5 meters per day. The lead time for
receiving a new order of carpet is 10 days. The store wants a
service level of 95%, representing a probability of stockout equal
to 5%.
1. What size of safety stock should the company keep ?
2. What is the reorder point?
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Transcribed Image Text:69 DI d> Part 2. Questions 2-5 X + nmzm/OneDrive/ % /Continuous%20Review%20Model.pdf Fixed Order Quantity model Example 1: The Aladdin Carpet Store has a customer demand that is normally distributed with an average daily demand of 30 meters and a standard deviation of 5 meters per day. The lead time for receiving a new order of carpet is 10 days. The store wants a service level of 95%, representing a probability of stockout equal to 5%. 1. What size of safety stock should the company keep ? 2. What is the reorder point? Uncertain Lead Time wwith Constant Demand N 五 |甲 end F12 home F8 F10 F11 FS
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