Authentic Thai rattan chairs (shown in the photo) are delivered to Gary Schwartz’s chain of retail stores, called The Kathmandu Shop, once a year. The reorder point, without safety stock, is 200 chairs. Carrying cost is $30 per unit per year, and the cost of a stockout is $70 per chair per year. Given the following demand probabilities during the lead time, DEMAND DURING LEAD TIME PROBABILITY 0 0.2 100 0.2 200 0.2 300 0.2 400 0.2   a)How much safety stock should be carried? b) calculate ROP

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Authentic Thai rattan chairs (shown in the photo)
are delivered to Gary Schwartz’s chain of retail stores, called The
Kathmandu Shop, once a year. The reorder point, without safety
stock, is 200 chairs. Carrying cost is $30 per unit per year, and the
cost of a stockout is $70 per chair per year. Given the following
demand probabilities during the lead time,

DEMAND DURING LEAD TIME PROBABILITY
0 0.2
100 0.2
200 0.2
300 0.2
400 0.2

 

a)How much safety stock should be carried?

b) calculate ROP

 

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