Management Wishes to Use a POQ Lot- Sizing Rule for an Item

question 142

Multiple Choice

Management wishes to use a POQ lot- sizing rule for an item that experiences an average demand of 30 units per week. If the desired average lot size is 120 units, what should P be?

• A) 0 or 1 weeks
• B) 2 or 3 weeks
• C) 4 or 5 weeks
• D) More than 5 weeks

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