A company that manufactures kitchen tables offers eight diff…
A company that manufactures kitchen tables offers eight different finishes and 4 different sizes for a total of 32 choices for every customer. The company has always operated on a make-to-stock basis, but is considering changing to a make-to-order operation. If they make this change, they should expect _________ lead times for their customers and _________ inventory holding costs for themselves.
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Grey Wolf Lodge has determined that currently a base stock level of 1,793 is needed if they want to achieve an in-stock probability of .9995. If the supplier’s lead time increases from 2 days to 5 days, how much will they have to increase their base stock level in order to keep their in-stock probability at .9995?
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