CC Rainger is a business to business distributor of MRO (maintain, repair and operate) products. They have
Question:
CC Rainger is a business to business distributor of MRO (maintain, repair and operate) products. They have more than 300 retail stores that they serve from a central warehouse. The company uses a 98% service level calculated on the proportion that can be satisfied directly from stock (demand fill rate). The cost for placing an order is $100 and the annual holding cost is 20%. They work 365 days/year.
Item property | Data value |
Lead time from supplier | 14 days |
Lead time to Retailer | 3 days |
Internal price | $25 |
Daily demand | 75 units |
σ, Standard deviation during lead time | 103 units |
Inventory carrying cost | 20 % |
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1a. What is the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)?
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1b. What Safety Stock level does the company need to reach the desired service level?
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1c. What Re-Order Point (ROP) level does the company need to reach the desired service level?
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