Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)

12th Edition

ISBN: 9780134130422

Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 12, Problem 51P

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•• 12.36 Cynthia Knott’s oyster bar buys fresh Louisiana oysters for $5 per pound and sells them for $9 per pound. Any oysters not sold that day are sold to her cousin, who has a nearby grocery store, for $2 per pound. Cynthia believes that demand follows the normal distribution, with a mean of 100 pounds and a standard deviation of 15 pounds. How many pounds should she order each day?

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)

Ch. 12 - Question 1. Describe the four types of inventory.Ch. 12 - Question 2. With the advent of low-cost...Ch. 12 - Question 3. What is the purpose of the ABC...Ch. 12 - Question 4. Identify and explain the types of...Ch. 12 - Question 5. Explain the major assumptions of the...Ch. 12 - Question 6. What is the relationship of the...Ch. 12 - Question 7. Explain why it is not necessary to...Ch. 12 - Question 8. What are the advantages of cycle...Ch. 12 - What impact does a decrease in setup time have on...Ch. 12 - When quantity discounts are offered, why is it not...

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