Question: Assume that it takes ( 1 ) / ( 2 ) year to obtain the starter twigs and plant a batch of trees, and another

Assume that it takes (1)/(2) year to obtain the starter twigs and plant a batch of trees, and another 2(1)/(2) years to grow the trees. How many trees should management consider a minimum level (a reorder point) that would trigger starting the cycle to grow a type of tree? In answering this question, assume that management wants to have a 90 percent service probability while going through each planting cycle. Answer this question relative to the number of trees and years-of-supply for the trees.

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