Daily Demand for a Product Is Normally Distributed with a Mean

question 100

Essay

Daily demand for a product is normally distributed with a mean of 150 units and a standard deviation of 15 units. The firm currently uses a reorder point system, and seeks a 75% service level during the lead time of 6 days.
a. What safety stock is appropriate for the firm?
b. What is the reorder point?

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Definitions:

Randomized Block Design

A statistical experimental design that groups subjects into blocks based on certain attributes, then randomly assigns treatments within these blocks to control for variability.

Two-Tail

Pertaining to tests of statistical significance that consider both the upper and lower tails of the distribution to check for extreme values in either direction.

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure of the total deviation of response values from the fit values in statistical models.

SS(Total)

The total sum of squares in an analysis of variance, representing the total variation in the data.