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EOQ for a retailer. The Cloth Center sells fabrics to a wide range of industrial and consumer users. One of the products it carries is denim cloth, used in the manufacture of jeans and carrying bags. The supplier for the denim cloth pays all incoming freight. No incoming inspection of the denim is necessary because the supplier has a track record of delivering high-quality merchandise. The purchasing officer of the Cloth Center has collected the following information:
The purchasing lead time is 2 weeks. The Cloth Center is open 250 days a year (50 weeks for 5 days a week).
1. Calculate the EOQ for denim cloth.
2. Calculate the number of orders that will be placed each year
3. Calculate the reorder point for denimcloth.
EOQ for a retailer.
1.
D = 20,000, P = $160, C = 20% × $8 = $1.60
2.
3.
= 80 yards per day
= 400 yards per week
Purchasing lead time = 2 weeks
Reorder point = 400 yards per week × 2 weeks = 800 yards
EOQ for a retailer. The Cloth Center sells fabrics to a wide range of industrial and consumer users. One of the products it carries is denim cloth, used in the manufacture of jeans and carrying bags. The supplier for the denim cloth pays all incoming freight. No incoming inspection of the denim is necessary because the supplier has a track record of delivering high-quality merchandise. The purchasing officer of the Cloth Center has collected the following information:
Reorder point = 400 yards per week × 2 weeks = 800 yards