Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Operations Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Operations Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134855424
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 20P

Your firm uses a continuous review system and operates 52 weeks per year. One of the SKus has the following characteristics. Demand  ( D ) = 2 0 , 000  units/year Ordering cost  ( S ) = $ 4 0 /order Holding cost  ( H ) = $ 2unit/year Lead time  ( L ) = 2 weeks Cycle-service level = 95

Demand is normally distributed, with a standard deviation of weekly demand of 100 units.

Current on-hand inventory is 1,040 units, with no scheduled receipts and no backorders.

  1. Calculate the item’s EOQ. What is the average time, in weeks, between orders?
  2. Find the safety stock amid reorder point that provide a 95 cycle-service level.
  3. For these policies, what are the annual costs of (i) holding the cycle inventory and (ii) placing orders?
  4. A withdrawal of 15 units just occurred. Is it time to reorder? If so, how much should be ordered?

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