One of the items you and your MBA buddie produce in your new business is sambocade cheesecake wild cherry based on an ancient recipe. One of the ingredients, we will call it açúcar, is the major component in the mixture. The demand for this item is very stable at 120 bags a day. However, the delivery lead times vary and has an average of 8 days and a standard deviation of two days. Tina, your other MBA buddie, suggested a 95% (Z = 1.65) service level for this product. What would be the appropriate reorder point for this item? 2,160 1,356 1,044 1,060 960 396 Not possible to calculate

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One of the items you and your MBA buddie produce in your new business is sambocade cheesecake wild cherry based on an ancient recipe. One of the ingredients, we will call it açúcar, is the major component in the mixture. The demand for this item is very
stable at 120 bags a day. However, the delivery lead times vary and has an average of 8 days and a standard deviation of two days. Tina, your other MBA buddie, suggested a 95% (Z = 1.65) service level for this product. What would be the appropriate
reorder point for this item?
2,160
1,356
1,044
1,060
960
396
Not possible to calculate
o o o o o
Transcribed Image Text:One of the items you and your MBA buddie produce in your new business is sambocade cheesecake wild cherry based on an ancient recipe. One of the ingredients, we will call it açúcar, is the major component in the mixture. The demand for this item is very stable at 120 bags a day. However, the delivery lead times vary and has an average of 8 days and a standard deviation of two days. Tina, your other MBA buddie, suggested a 95% (Z = 1.65) service level for this product. What would be the appropriate reorder point for this item? 2,160 1,356 1,044 1,060 960 396 Not possible to calculate o o o o o
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