A car dealership uses 1,200 cases of oil a year. Ordering cost is $40, and annual carrying

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A car dealership uses 1,200 cases of oil a year. Ordering cost is $40, and annual carrying cost is

$3 per case. The manager wants a service level of 99 percent.

a. What is the optimal order quantity?

b. What level of safety stock is appropriate if lead time demand is normally distributed with a mean of 80 cases and a standard deviation of 6 cases?

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Operations Management

ISBN: 9781260575712

14th Edition

Authors: William J Stevenson

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