Operations Management
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Chapter 13, Problem 9CQ
Which of the following changes in the in-stock probability increases the order quantity the most?
- a. An increase in the in-stock probability from 70 percent to 80 percent.
- b. An increase in the in-stock probability from 70 percent to 85 percent.
- c. An increase in the in-stock probability from 80 percent to 90 percent.
- d. An increase in the in-stock probability from 80 percent to 95 percent.
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