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ChaseJacobsChapter17Problem10(incoursepackage)
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Motorola
Motorolamaintainsaninventoryofcircuitboardsnecessaryfortheassemblyofcellulartelephones.
Motorolasuseoftheseboardsisfairlyconstantthroughouttheyear,averaging208,000boardsper
year.Theunitpurchasecostif$0.78perboard;theinventoryholdingcostis20%oftheunit
purchasecostperyear;andMotorolaestimatesthatitcosts$54toplaceeachordertoreplenishits
inventory.Wheneveranorderisplaced,Motorolassuppliertakesanywherefrom1to2weeksto
deliverthecircuit,sothatthedemandduringthedeliveryleadtimeisdistributednormallywith
mean6000andstandarddeviation500.WhatisMotorolasoptimal(Q,ROP)policyifmanagement
wantstosettheROPsuchthatthereisnomorethana3%chanceofastockoutduringeach
replenishmentleadtime?
Timbuk2Inc.
Timbuk2Inc.manufacturesover100,000differentversionsofamessengerbags.SupposeTimbuk2
implementsacontinuousreviewmodeltomanageitsinventoryofaparticularplasticbuckle.
Demandisapproximatelynormallydistributedwithameanof1000unitsperweekandastandard
deviationof300.(Eachweeksdemandisindependentoftheotherweeks.)Sincethebuckleis
sourcedabroad,itisfairlyexpensivetoordertheitem($25perorder),andittakesfourweeksto
receivetheshipment.Theannualholdingcostsforthebuckleare$0.10.
HowmanyshouldTimbuk2orderandwhen(atwhichinventorylevel)shoulditorder,ifitstarget
servicelevelis99.5%?Whatwouldbetheservicelevelprovided,ifTimbuk2woulduseaROPof
4000unitsinstead?YoumayassumethatTimbuk2isoperating50weeksperyear.