The daily demand for integrated circuit boards by mythical Reliance Computers, which assembles computers, is 80 units. The daily demand is normally distributed and has a standard deviation of 6 units. The lead time from the supplier is a constant 9 days. If Reliance Computers is willing to accept a stock-out risk of 7%, what is the reorder point, and how much of the inventory ordered is safety stock?

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17. The daily demand for integrated circuit boards by mythical Reliance Computers,
which assembles computers, is 80 units. The daily demand is normally distributed
and has a standard deviation of 6 units. The lead time from the supplier is a constant
9 days. If Reliance Computers is willing to accept a stock-out risk of 7%, what is the
reorder point, and how much of the inventory ordered is safety stock?

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