Question: Given the following information, formulate an inventory management system. The item is demanded 50 weeks a year. PARAMETER VALUE Item cost $ 9.00 Order cost

Given the following information, formulate an inventory management system. The item is demanded 50 weeks a year.
PARAMETER VALUE
Item cost $ 9.00
Order cost $ 202.00 per order
Annual holding cost 28% of item cost
Annual demand 24,000 units
Average weekly demand 480 per week
Standard deviation of weekly demand 20 units
Lead time 1 week
Service probability 90%

a. Determine the order quantity and reorder point.

Note: Use Excel's NORMSINV() function to find the correct critical value for the given -level. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "z" value to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.

Optimal order quantity units

Reorder point units
b. Determine the annual holding and order costs.

Note: Do not round any intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.

c. Assume a price break of $50 per order was offered for purchase quantities of 2,000 or more units per order. If you took advantage of this price break, how much would you save annually?

Note: Do not round any intermediate calculations (including number of setups per year). Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.


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