Question: Question 1 2 Points Mark Gunther and Sony are trying to determine the safety stock ( SS ) , Base Stock ( S ) and

Question 1
2
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Mark Gunther and Sony are trying to determine the safety stock (SS), Base Stock(S) and Order Quantity for its circuit cards using a Periodic Review Inventory Management System. It takes 25 days for Sony to receive its cards, i.e., a lead-time of 25 days, and Sony uses a review period (I) of 11 days. Mark estimates that the daily demand for Sony is 250 cards on average with a daily standard deviation of 70 units. After long conversations with the management team, Samsung agrees to target a service level of 91%. The z-score for 91% service level is 1.34.
1) What is the expected demand during the Review Period and Lead Time?
9000
7500
4800
6250
Question 2
3
Points
Determine the Safety Stock (SS) for Sony? (Round answer to the nearest whole number)
563
473
420
250
Question 3
3
Points
What would Sony's Base Stock (S) be?
9563
7973
4800
6250
Question 4
2
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Suppose that Sony observes that at the end of the review period there are 160 circuit cards left in inventory. What would Sony's Order Quantity be?
9403
9727
7813
8133

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