2. Demand during lead time for Louies Lobster Pots is distributed as follows: Probability: 0.05 0.15 0.2

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2. Demand during lead time for Louie’s Lobster Pots is distributed as follows:

Probability: 0.05 0.15 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.15 0.05 Demand: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

a. Use a spreadsheet program to evaluate the expected number of units short per reorder cycle for reorder points of 20 to 26. What’s the expected shortage cost per reorder cycle when the reorder point is 20 and cost per unit short is $25?

b. What happens to the expected shortage cost (when R ⫽ 20 and Cs = $25) if the demand distribution shifts as follows?

Probability: 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 Demand: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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Manufacturing Planning And Control For Supply Chain Management

ISBN: 9780073377827

6th Edition

Authors: F. Robert Jacobs, William Berry, David Clay Whybark, Thomas Vollmann

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