A local retailer anticipates an annual demand 15000 units of a product. The retailer allows shortages for that product, and these shortages are backordered at a rate of 1.5 OMR per unit backordered. The cost of ordering is 400 OMR, whereas, the annual holding cost is 1 OMR per unit. The retailer operates 300 days per year. What is the optimal time between two consecutive order in weeks, assume 52 weeks in a year? Round-up to the nearest integer

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A local retailer anticipates an annual demand 15000 units of a product. The retailer allows shortages for that product, and these shortages are backordered at a rate of 1.5 OMR per unit backordered. The cost of ordering is 400 OMR, whereas, the annual holding cost is 1 OMR per unit. The retailer operates 300 days per year. What is the optimal time between two consecutive order in weeks, assume 52 weeks in a year? Round-up to the nearest integer
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