The Gentry Garden Center sells 120,000 bags of lawn fertilizer annually. The optimal safety stock (which is on hand initially) is 1,000 bags. Each bag costs the firm $1.50, the inventory carrying cost is 20%, and the cost of placing an order with its supplier is $20. a. What is the Economic Ordering Quantity? b. What is the total Inventory cost with the safety stock? c. How often must the company order?

The Gentry Garden Center sells 120,000 bags of lawn fertilizer annually. The optimal safety stock (which is on hand initially) is 1,000 bags. Each bag costs the firm $1.50, the inventory carrying cost is 20%, and the cost of placing an order with its supplier is $20. a. What is the Economic Ordering Quantity? b. What is the total Inventory cost with the safety stock? c. How often must the company order?

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Chapter16: Lean Supply Chain Management

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Problem 10DQ: The chapter presented various approaches for the control of inventory investment. Discuss three...

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The chapter presented various approaches for the control of inventory investment. Discuss three additional approaches not included that might involve supply chain managers.
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