Safety stock-average inventory level


Problem: The average demand faced by a retailer in the past is 200 units/day with a standard deviation of daily demand of 15 units/day. The fixed cost to order is $1,000, and the product cost is $50 per units. The daily holding cost is 20% of the product cost. The lead time is 6 days.

Given that the retailer wishes to maintain a service level of 86%, calculate the:

(a) Safety Stock

(b) Re-order point

(c) EOQ

(d) Average inventory level

(e) Annual total inventory cost

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