Practical Operations Management
Practical Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781939297136
Author: Simpson
Publisher: HERCHER PUBLISHING,INCORPORATED
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Chapter 10, Problem 13P
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Reorder point for SKU.

Concept Introduction: The reorder point is the minimum level of inventory or stock which indicates a firm to restock its inventory. It is an indicator for a firm to restore its stock. Stock keeping unit is the service or product identification code which is a machine-readable bar code. It helps the company to track the product. It will protect the company from stock out. Thus, inventory can be refilled at the current time.

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Lead time for some SKU is always 10 days, and demand for that SKU is always 50 per day. What isthe reorder point for this SKU?
Reorder Point Ordering: Average demand per day () is 25 units, with a std. dev. of (od) 15 units. Lead time (LT) is 49 days. Find demand during lead time (DDL), safety stock (SS) and reorder point (ROP ) for 4-sigma (z = 4). DDL= 500 units, SS = 1225 units, ROP = 1645 units DDL= 1,645 units, SS=420 units, ROP = 1225 units DDL= 1,225 units, SS = 420 units, ROP = 1645 units DDL= 0 units, SS = 1225 units, ROP = 420 units DDL= 420 units, SS = 1645 units, ROP = 420 units
Reorder Point Ordering: Average daily demand ( d) is 5 units with a std. dev. (od) of 1 unit. Average lead time ( LT) is 24 days with a std. dev. (OLT) of 1 day. The inventory manager wants to operate within 3 std. deviations (z = 3). Find the reorder point (ROP) and safety stock (S). ROP=141, SS=120 ROP=141, SS=21 ROP=120, SS=21 ROP=21, SS=141
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