Question: Safety Stock ] It takes 2 . 2 5 weeks to receive an order from the supplier. Administrative costs for Ordering paint have been estimated

Safety Stock]
It takes 2.25 weeks to receive an order from the supplier.
Administrative costs for Ordering paint have been estimated to be $30 per order.
Holding Costs =35% of the purchase price per gallon per year.
What is the Total Annual Inventory Cost for the company's current policy?
Reorder Point, ROP = dL + SS
d= Average Demand Rate per Time Period
D = Demand Rate per Year
L= Average Lead time (time periods)
SS= Safety Stock =zdL
dL=Ld22
\table[[Service Level,z Value],[99.99%,3.719],[99.90%,3.090],[99.00%,2.326],[95.00%,1.645],[90.00%,1.282],[85.00%,1.036],[80.00%,0.842]]
(Assuming Lead Time is constant as in Periodic review)
d= Standard Deviation of the demand
z= Number of Standard deviations corresponding to a service level
Q= Order Quantity Average Inventory Level =Q2+SS
H = Holding Cost Per Year Per Unit
S = Ordering/Setup Cost Per Order
Total Annual Inventory Cost =(Q2)H+(DQ)S+H(SS)
Economic Order Quantity, EOQ =2DSH2 Time Between
Orders =TBO=EOQD
$1153.24
$241.23
$794.68
$4681.95
$1116.05
Safety Stock ] It takes 2 . 2 5 weeks to receive

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