Given this information: Lead-time demand = 615 pounds Standard deviation of lead time demand = 48 pounds (Assume normality.) Acceptable stockout risk during lead time = 4 percent Use Table.   a. What amount of safety stock is appropriate? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)   Safety stock             units   b. How much of this item should be reordered? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)   ROP             units   c. What risk of stockout would result from a decision not to have any safety stock? (Omit the "%" sign in your response.)   Stockout risk             %

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Given this information:
Lead-time demand = 615 pounds
Standard deviation of lead time demand = 48 pounds (Assume normality.)
Acceptable stockout risk during lead time = 4 percent
Use Table.
 
a. What amount of safety stock is appropriate? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
 

Safety stock             units
 
b. How much of this item should be reordered? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
 

ROP             units
 
c. What risk of stockout would result from a decision not to have any safety stock? (Omit the "%" sign in your response.)
 

Stockout risk             %
 
 
 
 
 
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The company uses the added quantity of product to reduce the risk is known as the safety stock. Safety stock exists in the supply, manufacturing yield, and demand which serves against their stock out. 

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