Question

The Belwood Bread Company uses an average of 4,000 kilos of flour daily, with a standard deviation of 500 kilos per day. The average lead time to get a shipment of flour is 9 days with a standard deviation of 2 days. The owner of the bakery wants to maintain a service level of 95%.
z-value Probability
1.63 .9485
1.64 .9500
1.65 .9505
1.66 .9515
1.67 .9615
Which one of the following is true about the reorder point for flour?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Belwood Bread Company uses an average of 4,000 kilos of flour daily, with a standard deviation of 500 kilos per day is explained below in detail.

Explanation:

In my practice, it doesn't save capital, but it's still deserving it because it's wholesome and better than reserve purchased at the same amount.

For me, 1kg of all-purpose powder yields 1.6kg of bread (as two cubes). Each 13x4x4" (Pullman) loaf measures about 800 grams after freezing and yields between 22-30 slices related to its width. The value per loaf is under $1.00 and incorporates all components, charge, and electricity for mixing, baking, slicing.

I've created a few hundred loaves based on modifications of this formula:

                     %  grams   cost  calories sodium protein fat sugar

all-purpose powder    100  500   0.417  1833   0      50    17      0

   instant yeast    0.8    4   0.067    16   0       0     0      3

 non-fat dry milk      4   20   0.203    70   0       7    10    109

sugar      4   20   0.019    75   0       0    20      0

      canola oil     10   50   0.072   429  50       0     0

            salt      2   10   0.006     0   0       0     0   3933

           water     56  280   0.000     0   0       0     0      0

     dough total  176.8  884  $0.783  2422  50      57    47   4045