Question: Service Level (%) Safety Factor 85 1.04 86 1.08 87 1.13 88 1.18 89 1.23 90 1.28 91 1.34 92 1.40 93 1.48 94 1.56

| Service Level (%) | Safety Factor |
| 85 | 1.04 |
| 86 | 1.08 |
| 87 | 1.13 |
| 88 | 1.18 |
| 89 | 1.23 |
| 90 | 1.28 |
| 91 | 1.34 |
| 92 | 1.40 |
| 93 | 1.48 |
| 94 | 1.56 |
| 95 | 1.65 |
| 96 | 1.75 |
| 97 | 1.88 |
| 98 | 2.05 |
| 99 | 2.33 |
| 99.99 | 4.00 |
Please use excel to show the work if possible thanks
The lead-time for a replenishment item at a local grocery store is 2 weeks. Management would like to tolerate only one stockout each year. The ordering cost is $100, the holding cost is $5 /unit/year. The weekly demand is normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation (sigma) of 15. Assume the company operates 50 weeks in a year. Determine: 1. The economic order quantity. ( 3 pts) 2. The service level ( 3 pts) 3. The safety stock for the desired customer service level. (2 pts) 4. The order point. (3 pts) 5. The average inventory. ( 2pts) 6. Suppose the lead time changes to 3 weeks, what will be the new safety stock? ( 2 pts)
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