Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 4, Problem 32AP

(a)

Summary Introduction

Interpretation:

The optimal lot size the supermarket should order and the time between the placement of the order for the products.

Concept Introduction:

The economic order quantity, often called EOQ refers to the order quantity that helps the organization in minimizing the ordering and holding cost of the organization’s business.

(b)

Summary Introduction

Interpretation:

The reorder point based on the on-hand inventory if the procurement lead time is two months.

Concept Introduction:

The re-order level refers to the inventory level at which an organization would place a new order or begin a new manufacturing run.

(c)

Summary Introduction

Interpretation:

The annual profit (exclusive of overhead and labor costs) for the product if it sells at the price of 99 cents.

Concept Introduction:

Inventory management is nothing but the process of ordering, storing, and utilizing the organization’s inventory.

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