Given this information: Lead- time demand 600 pounds Standard deviation of lead time demand 52 pounds (Assume

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Given this information:

Lead- time demand 600 pounds

Standard deviation of lead time demand 52 pounds (Assume normality.)

Acceptable stockout risk during lead time 4 percent

a. What amount of safety stock is appropriate?

b. When should this item be reordered?

c. What risk of stockout would result from a decision not to have any safety stock?


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Operations Management

ISBN: 978-0078024108

12th edition

Authors: William J Stevenson

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