Monitor Ltd uses 1680 tonnes of a chemical each year in its manufacturing processes. Monthly demand for

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Monitor Ltd uses 1680 tonnes of a chemical each year in its manufacturing processes. Monthly demand for the chemical fluctuates between 110 and 160 tonnes. The lead time for each order is one month, and the economic order quantity is 260 tonnes.
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1. Determine the safety stock required for the chemical.
2. Calculate the reorder point in tonnes for the chemical.
Economic Order Quantity
Economic order quantity (EOQ) is the ideal order quantity a company should purchase to minimize inventory costs such as holding costs, shortage costs, and order costs. This production-scheduling model was developed in 1913 by Ford W. Harris and has...
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Management Accounting

ISBN: 9781760421144

7th Edition

Authors: Kim Langfield Smith, Helen Thorne, David Alan Smith, Ronald W. Hilton

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