Children’s art sets are ordered once each year by Ashok Kumar, Inc., and the reorder point, without safety stock (dL), is 100 art sets. Inventory carrying cost is $10 per set per year, and the cost of a stockout is $50 per set per year. Given the following demand probabilities during the lead time, how much safety stock should be carried?
DEMAND DURING LEAD TIME | PROBABILITY |
0 | .1 |
50 | .2 |
ROP → 100 | .4 |
150 | .2 |
200 | .1 |
1.0 |