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An Introduction to Management Science 13th Edition by David Anderson,Dennis Sweeney ,Thomas Williams ,Jeffrey Camm, Kipp Martin

Edition 13ISBN: 978-1439043271
book An Introduction to Management Science 13th Edition by David Anderson,Dennis Sweeney ,Thomas Williams ,Jeffrey Camm, Kipp Martin cover

An Introduction to Management Science 13th Edition by David Anderson,Dennis Sweeney ,Thomas Williams ,Jeffrey Camm, Kipp Martin

Edition 13ISBN: 978-1439043271
Exercise 38
Floyd Distributors, Inc., provides a variety of auto parts to small local garages. Floyd purchases parts from manufacturers according to the EOQ model and then ships the parts from a regional warehouse direct to its customers. For a particular type of muffler, Floyd's EOQ analysis recommends orders with Q * = 25 to satisfy an annual demand of 200 mufflers. Floyd's has 250 working days per year, and the lead time averages 15 days.
a. What is the reorder point if Floyd assumes a constant demand rate?
b. Suppose that an analysis of Floyd's muffler demand shows that the lead-time demand follows a normal probability distribution with ? = 12 and ? = 2.5. If Floyd's management can tolerate one stockout per year, what is the revised reorder point?
c. What is the safety stock for part (b)? If C h = $5/unit/year, what is the extra cost due to the uncertainty of demand?
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Annual demand D = 200 muffl...

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