Problem
Inventory level variation is expected among different levels of a multi-echelon system. However, Merloni observes significant differences in inventory levels among facilities at the same level in echelon. For example, the washing machine plants in Comunanza holds only 6.8 days of inventory, whereas the freezer plant in Acerra holds 26.1 days of inventory. List three possible factors affecting the inventory levels of manufacturing plants. What about factors affecting the inventory of CDCs? What about RDCs?