Question

Sales of hot dogs at the corner of 24th and Lex. follow the following patterns: 40% of the days, 80 are sold; 50% of the days, 90 are sold; and the remaining days,100 are sold. Given the vendor plans to stock 90 each day, What approx. expected CSL is the vendor targeting

Answer 1

Answer: 90%

Explanation:

Cycle Service Level refers to the expected probability by which a manufacturer meets the demand for a particular product and is not being stockout.

In this case,

40% of the days, 80 are sold;

50% of the days, 90 are sold

10% of the days; 100 are sold.

Since the vendor plans to stock 90 each day, then the vendor will meet demand during 40% of the days, when 80 are sold; and during 50% of the days, when 90 are sold.

Therefore, the expected CSL is the vendor targeting will be:

= 40% + 50%

= 90%