A store sells a product that has a constant daily demand of 26 units. The store purchases the product from a supplier with a constant order lead time of 8 days. To simplify the purchasing process, the store requests the supplier to send a shipment of 676 units regularly. Assume that shipments always arrive at the beginning of day and the store always put a replenishment order at the end of day. Furthermore, the store monitors its inventory continuously A shipment arrives at the beginning of day 1 and the beginning inventory becomes 676 units.

A store sells a product that has a constant daily demand of 26 units. The store purchases the product from a supplier with a constant order lead time of 8 days. To simplify the purchasing process, the store requests the supplier to send a shipment of 676 units regularly. Assume that shipments always arrive at the beginning of day and the store always put a replenishment order at the end of day. Furthermore, the store monitors its inventory continuously A shipment arrives at the beginning of day 1 and the beginning inventory becomes 676 units.

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Chapter20: Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, Jit, And The Theory Of Constraints

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