Nichols Department Store Case Question # 00020465 Posted By: spqr Updated on: 07/21/2014 03:24 PM Due on: 08/21/2014 Subject Mathematics Topic General Mathematics Tutorials: 1 See full Answer Question It is your responsibility, as the new head of the automotive section of Nichols Department Store, to ensure that reorder quantities for the various items have been correctly established. You decide to test one item and choose Michelin tires, XW size 185 × 14 BSW. A perpetual inventory system has been used, so you examine this as well as other records and come up with the following data: Cost per tire $35 each Holding cost 20 percent of tire cost per year Demand 1,000 per year Ordering cost $20 per order Standard deviation of daily demand 3 tires Delivery lead time 4 days Because customers generally do not wait for tires but go elsewhere, you decide on a service probability of 98 percent. Assume the demand occurs 365 days per year.A. Determine the order quantity.B. Determine the reorder point. Rating: 4.9/5
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