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Thomas Built Buses (TBB) manufacturers yellow school buses at its facility in High Point, NC. TBB orders its windshields from a specialty vehicle glass supplier.

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Thomas Built Buses (TBB) manufacturers yellow school buses at its facility in High Point, NC. TBB orders its windshields from a specialty vehicle glass supplier. Weekly requirements for the windshields are normally distributed with a mean of 325 units/week and standard deviation of 89 units/week. Lately, the supplier has been unreliable with its deliveries. TBB estimates the lead time is normally distributed with mean 2 weeks and standard deviation 3 weeks. TBB orders the windshields at a unit cost of $1474. The annual cost of carrying inventory at the plant is 26% of the purchase cost per unit per year. TBB reviews its windshield inventory continuously. Assume 52 weeks/year, 7 days/week, and 364 days/year. Compute the reorder point needed to maintain a service level of 92%. - Carry calculations to at least 3 decimal places. - Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit (one decimal place). A table of z-values is provided for your reference

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