Draw a flow diagram to represent the logic and steps of simulating barge arrivals and unloadings at the Port of New Orleans (Section 14.4). For a refresher in flowcharts, seeFigure.

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Start Begin day of simulation. Has order Increase beginning inventory by quantity ordered. Yes No Select random number to generate today's Is demand greater than beginning Yes number of ost sales. Compute ending inventory - Beginning inventory -Demand Record ending inventory 0 Is ending inventory less than reorder Has order been placed that hasn't arrived yet Yes Place Yes Have enough days of this order policy been simulated Select random number to generate lead Compute average ending inventory average lost sales, average number of orders placed, and costs. End