Daily Demand for a Product Is Normally Distributed with a Mean

question 97

Essay

Daily demand for a product is normally distributed with a mean of 200 units and a standard deviation of 20 units.The firm currently uses a reorder point system,with a lead time of 4 days.
(a)What safety stock provides a 50% service level?
(b)What safety stock provides a 90% service level?
(c)What safety stock provides a 99% service level?

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Definitions:

Unit Costs

Unit costs represent the total expenditure incurred by a company to produce, store, and sell one unit of a particular product or service.

Average Costing

A method of inventory valuation where all goods are assigned the average cost of all similar goods available during the period.

FIFO

An inventory valuation method standing for “First-In, First-Out,” where the cost of the oldest inventory items are the first to be expensed.

Cost Of Production Report

A document that summarizes the production and cost activity within a manufacturing department over a specific period.