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Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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1(a). Weekly demand for EPSON printers at a WALMART store is normally distributed with a mean of 280 and a standard deviation of 180. The store manager continuously monitors inventory and currently orders 1,100 printers each time the inventory drops to 700 printers. EPSON currently takes two weeks to fill an order. How much safety inventory should WALMART carry? What is the Cycle Service Level (CSL)? What is the expected shortage per replenishment cycle (ESC)? What is the fill rate (fr)?

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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