Consider the continuous review policy (Q, R). Explain why the expected level of inventory before receiving the order is : ?× ??? ×√? while the expected level of inventory immediately after receiving the order is: ? +?×??? × √?
Answer 1:
According to the continuous review policy, the inventory is continuously reviewed and an order is placed when the inventory level reaches the Reorder level R which is equal to the daily average demand times the lead time plus the safety stock: AGV x L + ?× ??? ×√?, during the lead time only the quantity AVG x L is used, and if the order is received exactly at the end of the lead time L, the expected level inventory after receiving the order is the new order quantity Q plus the safety stock ?× ??? ×√?
Consider the base-stock in periodic review. Explain why the expected level of inventory after receiving an order is equal to ? ×??? +? ×??? × √? +? while the expected level of inventory before an order arrives is ?× ??? ×√? + ? .
According the periodic review policy, the inventory level is reviewed at a regular basis and an order is placed right after the review to reach the Base-stock level, the daily average demand during the period r, which is the period between 2 consecutive reviews, is ? ×???, and from the order point until the next receiving the daily average demand is L ×???, thus, the safety stock which represent a buffer during the lead time is ? ×??? × √? +? ( the time cycle is L+r). Consequently At the end of the lead time and before the reception of the order the inventory level equals to the safety stock ? ×??? × √(? +?).After the order arrives, the expected inventory level which is supposed to cover the demand during the review period r reaches again the based stock level minus the daily average used during the lead time, which is ( L+?) ×??? +? ×??? × √(? +?)-L.AVG= ? ×??? +? ×??? × √? +?
3-Imagine that you operate a department store. List five products you sell, and order them from lowest