OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONNECT AC
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 12, Problem 28P
Regional Supermarket is open 360 days per year. Daily use of cash register tape averages 10 rolls. Usage appears
a. What is the EOQ?
b. What ROP will provide a lead time service level of 96 percent?
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3. SunValley Supermarket is open 360 days per year. Daily use of cash register tape averages 10 rolls. Usage appears normally distributed with a standard deviation of 2 rolls per day. The cost of ordering tape is $1, and carrying costs are 40 cents per roll a year. Lead time is three days. a. What is the EOQ? b. What ROP will provide a service level of 95 percent? c. What would be the ROP for the tape if the lead time has a standard deviation of 1 days?
Regional Supermarket is open 360 days per year. Daily use of cash register tape averages 10 rolls.Usage appears normally distributed with a standard deviation of 2 rolls per day. The cost of ordering tape is $1, and carrying costs are 40 cents per roll a year. Lead time is three days.a. What is the EOQ?b. What ROP will provide a lead time service level of 96 percent?
20. A large law firm uses a constant 50 reams of copier paper per day. The lead timefor the paper is approximately normal, averages 9 days, and has a standard deviationof 3 days. What reorder point provides a service level of 90%?
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONNECT AC
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