Scenario 15.1 - The Jerk Store
George takes an eclectic mix of spices to make his authentic jerk seasoning as a rub for chicken,pork,and fish.The ingredients and packaging cost $1.50 and he sells the packets by the case to Jerk Stores in the Caribbean for $2.50 per packet.Tourists to the islands gladly pay $8.75 for these packets,eager to host their friends for an authentic Caribbean meal and bore them with vacation photos upon their return.The demand for the packets is normally distributed,with a mean of 2500 packets and a standard deviation of 600.
-If George and a single Jerk Store act as a vertically integrated supply chain,what is the total supply chain expected profit if an optimal order quantity is placed?

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George takes an eclectic mix of spices to make his authentic jerk seasoning as a rub for chicken,pork,and fish.The ingredients and packaging cost $1.50 and he sells the packets by the case to Jerk Stores in the Caribbean for $2.50 per packet.Tourists to the islands gladly pay $8.75 for these packets,eager to host their friends for an authentic Caribbean meal and bore them with vacation photos upon their return.The demand for the packets is normally distributed,with a mean of 2500 packets and a standard deviation of 600.
-If George and a single Jerk Store act as a vertically integrated supply chain,what is the total supply chain expected profit if an optimal order quantity is placed?

Scenario 15.1 - the Jerk Store