Average backorders

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Average backorders

The Avg Backorders value represents the long-run time weighted average of backorders (shortage). It is calculated as:

b =

where:

r is the reorder point (Policy Parameter 1)

Q is the order size (Policy Parameter 2)

GF2 is the second order loss function

where:

x is the lead time demand random variable

fF(x) is the probability distribution

For example:

Last modified: Wednesday May 15, 2024

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