Operations Management
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Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 10, Problem 14PA
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To determine: The days-of-supply of inventory.
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A small mail-order company uses 14,000 boxes a year. Holding cost rate is 18 percent of unit cost per year, and ordering cost is $33 per order. The following quantity discounts are available.
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