Suppose that a product with an annual demand of 2400 units, a setup cost per production run of $8, and a holding cost of $1 per unit per year. With 200 working days in a year, conisder the following ordering plans: 1) order 600 units once each quarter and all 600 units will be delivererd in a single day 2) order 200 units once each month and all 200 units will be delivered in a single day 3) order 120 units each 6-month, and each order will be delivered over a period of 60 days a) Suppose that the items will be delivered at a rate of 40 pieces per day, what is the minimum overall costs in this case? b) Which ordering strategy has the lowest overall cost and why?

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Suppose that a product with an annual demand of 2400 units, a setup cost per production run  of $8, and a holding cost of $1 per unit per year. With 200 working days in a year, conisder the following ordering plans:

1) order 600 units once each quarter and all 600 units will be delivererd in a single day

2) order 200 units once each month and all 200 units will be delivered in a single day

3) order 120 units each 6-month, and each order will be delivered over a period of 60 days

a) Suppose that the items will be delivered at a rate of 40 pieces per day, what is the minimum overall costs in this case?

b) Which ordering strategy has the lowest overall cost and why?

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