Comfortable chairs are delivered to XYZ chain of retail stores, called The Queen's Shop, once a year. The reore carrying cost is $30 per unit per year, and the cost of a stockout is $60 per chair per year. Given the following much safety stock should be carried? Demand During Lead Time Probability 02 100 200 300 400 0.2 0.2 0.2 02 100 200 300 400 The optimal quantity of safety stock which minimizes the expected total cost is 0 units

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Comfortable chairs are delivered to XYZ chain of retail stores, called The Queen's Shop, once a year. The reorder point, without safety stock is 200 chairs The
carrying cost is $30 per unit per year, and the cost of a stockout is $60 per chair per year. Given the following demand probabilities during the lead time, how
much safety stock should be carried?
Demand During Lead Time
Probability
100
200
300
400
0.2
0.2
02
0.2
100
200
300
02
400
The optimal quantity of safety stock which minimizes the expected total cost is 0
• units
Transcribed Image Text:Comfortable chairs are delivered to XYZ chain of retail stores, called The Queen's Shop, once a year. The reorder point, without safety stock is 200 chairs The carrying cost is $30 per unit per year, and the cost of a stockout is $60 per chair per year. Given the following demand probabilities during the lead time, how much safety stock should be carried? Demand During Lead Time Probability 100 200 300 400 0.2 0.2 02 0.2 100 200 300 02 400 The optimal quantity of safety stock which minimizes the expected total cost is 0 • units
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