Operations Management
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781260484687
Author: CACHON, Gerard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 14, Problem 9CQ
If the target in-stock probability increases, then the expected time between stockouts
- a. increases.
- b. remains the same.
- c. decreases.
- d. could increase or decrease.
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