Oriental Healthcare is a multi-specialty hospital catering to a variety of illnesses connected to the heart and respiratory systems. The demand for a class of medical consumable is generally random. Recently, an examination of the stores records over a period of 10 weeks revealed the following weekly consumption pattern: Week No. Consumption (Units) 1 120 2 109 3 89 4 140 5 110 6 145 7 77 8 120 9 130 10 80 The supplier of the item takes on an average 2 weeks to deliver once the order is placed. Design an appropriate inventory control policy for a periodic review system for a review frequency of 4 weeks for a 99% service level

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Oriental Healthcare is a multi-specialty hospital catering to a variety of illnesses
connected to the heart and respiratory systems. The demand for a class of medical
consumable is generally random. Recently, an examination of the stores records over
a period of 10 weeks revealed the following weekly consumption pattern:
Week No. Consumption
(Units)
1 120
2 109
3 89
4 140
5 110
6 145
7 77
8 120
9 130
10 80
The supplier of the item takes on an average 2 weeks to deliver once the order is
placed. Design an appropriate inventory control policy for a periodic review system
for a review frequency of 4 weeks for a 99% service level

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