Alina Limited is a manufacturer of widgets orders components for use in manufacturing. The estimated demand for the components during the coming year is 15,000. Order costs are $100 per order; carrying costs are $12 per component.  Using the economic order quantity model   What is Alina Ltd’s optimum order quantity?   If the supplier guarantees a three (3) day delivery on any order that is placed, What is the re-order point?

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Alina Limited is a manufacturer of widgets orders components for use in manufacturing. The estimated demand for the components during the coming year is 15,000. Order costs are $100 per order; carrying costs are $12 per component.  Using the economic order quantity model

 

What is Alina Ltd’s optimum order quantity?

 

If the supplier guarantees a three (3) day delivery on any order that is placed, What is the re-order point?

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