Rafiki Bar uses 10,000 cases of millet beer monthly. One case costs Shs.5,000. Holding cost is 30% of the cost of a case p.a while ordering cost is Shs.100,000 per order. The firm works 360 days in a year while lead time is 6 days. Required: ii. Determine the days between orders and the reorder point iii. Determine the total cost of the inventory policy iv. Suppose actual holding cost turns out to be 15% instead of 30% and the inventory policy above is implemented for a year, determine the cost of prediction error if every other parameter estimate turns out as predicted.

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Rafiki Bar uses 10,000 cases of millet beer monthly. One case costs Shs.5,000. Holding cost is 30% of the cost of a case p.a while ordering cost is Shs.100,000 per order. The firm works 360 days in a year while lead time is 6 days. Required: ii. Determine the days between orders and the reorder point iii. Determine the total cost of the inventory policy iv. Suppose actual holding cost turns out to be 15% instead of 30% and the inventory policy above is implemented for a year, determine the cost of prediction error if every other parameter estimate turns out as predicted.
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