A regional supermarket is open 360 days a year. Daily use of cash register tapes is 15 rolls. The purchase price of the tape is $ 2 and inventory carrying cost is 60 cents per roll a year. Ordering cost is $ 20 per order. The order replenishment lead time is 7 days. What is the Order Point (re-order point) assuming demand is known and constant?

A regional supermarket is open 360 days a year. Daily use of cash register tapes is 15 rolls. The purchase price of the tape is $ 2 and inventory carrying cost is 60 cents per roll a year. Ordering cost is $ 20 per order. The order replenishment lead time is 7 days. What is the Order Point (re-order point) assuming demand is known and constant?

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Chapter16: Lean Supply Chain Management

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Problem 10DQ: The chapter presented various approaches for the control of inventory investment. Discuss three...

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