A pharmacist is trying to determine the inventory order and stock levels for a particular drug. The following information is available about the drug. Demand (D) 85 tablets/week Working weeks per year 52 weeks Unit holding cost per year (H) $6 Order cost (S) $44/order Standard deviation of weekly demand (sd) 15 tablets Lead time (L) 2 weeks Desired cycle service level 95% If the pharmacist uses the continuous review (Q) system to control the inventory of the drug, what would be the order quantity and reorder point? If the pharmacist uses the periodic review (P) system to control the inventory of the drug, what would be the review interval and target inventory level? (Hint: Use the EOQ model to derive the review interval P)

At a recent manufacturing workshop, XYZ, Incorporated explained that demand for disposable masks increase rapidly in March 2020 when quarantine mandates first took effect. At the time, retailers could only place a single order to cover demands through the end of the summer. A certain retailer purchased disposal masks from a supplier at a cost of $20 per unit and sold them for $30 per unit. By the end of summer, demand for masks subsided considerably and all masks that weren't sold during the summer could be sold at a discounted price of $18 per unit. The retailer estimated that demand between March and August would be Normally distributed with mu = 10,000 and sigma = 1525 units With, supply chains becoming more stable since March 2020, the retailer is currently in the process of establishing a contract with a disposable mask supplier. The supplier has agreed to sell masks to the retailer for $18 per unit and will make deliveries any time the supplier places an order for a cost of $100…

Barbara Flynn is in charge of maintaining hospital supplies at General Hospital. During the past year, the mean lead time demand for bandage BX-5 was 70 (and was normally distributed). Furthermore, the standard deviation for BX-5 was 7. Ms. Flynn would like to maintain a 90% service level. Refer to the standard normal table for z-values. a) What safety stock level do you recommend for BX-5? Safety stock = units (round your response to the nearest whole number).

Average daily demand (d) 130 cases Demand Standard deviation (σd) 20 cases Service level 94.0%   Service level alternative 86.0%   Lead tme, LT 6 days 1. What is the standard deviation of demand during lead time? Round your answer to one decimal place. _______ cases 2. What is the required safety stock at a 94 percent service level? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. _______ cases 3. What is the reorder point? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. _______ cases 4.What is the required safety stock at a 86 percent service level? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. _______ cases 5. What is the safety stock reduction? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. _______ cases