Use the information below for the following questions: Knights Corporation also needs to determine the proper reorder point and safety stock level. Annual Demand = 15000 gallons Lead Time = 15 days Standard deviation of lead time = 3 days Standard deviation of demand = 10 gallons Service Level = 96% (Z score of 1.75 or 1.76) Open days per year = 360 days 1. What is the reorder point? (keep two decimal places through your work, round your final answer up to the next highest whole number) 2.What is the safety stock? (keep two decimal places through your work, round your final answer up to the next highest whole number) 3. If the service level increased to 99% (Z score of 2.32 or 2.33), what would be the new safety stock? (keep two decimal places through your work, round your final answer up to the next highest whole number)
Use the information below for the following questions: Knights Corporation also needs to determine the proper reorder point and safety stock level. Annual Demand = 15000 gallons Lead Time = 15 days Standard deviation of lead time = 3 days Standard deviation of demand = 10 gallons Service Level = 96% (Z score of 1.75 or 1.76) Open days per year = 360 days 1. What is the reorder point? (keep two decimal places through your work, round your final answer up to the next highest whole number)
2.What is the safety stock? (keep two decimal places through your work, round your final answer up to the next highest whole number)
3. If the service level increased to 99% (Z score of 2.32 or 2.33), what would be the new safety stock? (keep two decimal places through your work, round your final answer up to the next highest whole number)
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