Thor industries operates 10 warehouses around the country. Each facility operates independently, placing its own replenishment orders

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Thor industries operates 10 warehouses around the country. Each facility operates independently, placing its own replenishment orders from the corporate manufacturing plant. To improve delivery lead time to customers, managers at Thor want to double the number of independent warehouse locations. Assuming that total demand and service levels do not change, what change should Thor expect to see in total system safety stock requirements?

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Managing Operations Across The Supply Chain

ISBN: 9781260547634

4th Edition

Authors: Morgan Swink, Steven Melnyk, Janet L. Hartley, M. Bixby Cooper

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