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Management of Ebony, a leading manufacturer of bath soap, is trying to control its inventory costs. The weekly cost of holding one unit of soap in inventory is $30 (one unit is 1000 cases of soap). The marketing department estimates that weekly demand averages 120 units, with a standard deviation of 15 units, and is reasonably well modeled by a normal distribution. If demand exceeds the amount of soap on hand, those sales are lost—that is, there is no backlogging of demand. The production department can produce at one of three levels: 110, 120, or 130 units per week. The cost of changing the production level from one week to the next is $3000.Management would like to evaluate the following production policy. If the current inventory is less than L = 30 units, they will produce 130 units in the next week. If the current inventory is greater than U = 80 units, they will produce 110 units in the next week. Otherwise, Ebony will continue at the previous week’s production level.Ebony currently has 60 units of inventory on hand. Last week’s production level was 120. QUESTIONS 1. Develop a simulation model for 52 weeks of operation at Ebony. Graph the inventory of soap over time. What is the total cost (inventory cost plus production change cost) for the 52 weeks? 2. Run the simulation for 500 iterations to estimate the average 52-week cost with values of U ranging from 30 to 80 in increments of 10. Keep L = 30 throughout. 3. Report the sample mean and standard deviation of the 52-week cost under each policy. Using the simulated results, is it possible to construct valid 90% confidence intervals for the average 52-week cost for each value of U? In any case, graph the average 52-week cost versus U. What is the best value of U for L = 30? 4. What other production policies might be useful to investigate? © Cengage

Microsoft Visio is requiredOverviewThinking in systems allows you to view problems as parts of a whole and gives you a tool set to address those problems. In this activity, you will use your knowledge of systems thinking methodologies to analyze a scenario and map the relationships between the parts of a system.Prompt To successfully complete this activity, address the following:Define the following systems-thinking concepts in your own words:Systems thinkingCollectionFeedback loopStock and flow diagramCausal loop diagramThe following scenario describes the system used for fulfilling an online order at Lost Pines Outfitters, a medium-sized outdoor clothing store. Read this scenario and create a basic map of the system using Microsoft Visio.Lost Pines Outfitters (LPO) OnlineWhen a customer places an order through LPO’s online portal, the order is sent directly to the warehouse, where an associate takes (pulls) the selected items from warehouse shelves. Warehouse associates use a single computer to track incoming orders, locate items in inventory, and pull inventory for fulfillment. Once LPO’s warehouse associates have pulled the items from inventory, they manually update the inventory tracking system and the item is sent to the fulfilment department. In the fulfillment department, associates package the items for delivery to customers and assign the shipment a tracking number through the U.S. Postal Service. Once the order has shipped, an associate in LPO’s fulfillment department manually checks the tracking information and updates the order’s delivery status. Once the customer receives the order, an associate sends a card, thanking them for their purchase and requesting they leave a review of the item and their experience shopping with Lost Pines Outfitters.Once you have mapped this system, you will map relationships contained within the system. First, identify relationships within your system diagram that represent feedback loops, and represent those loops within your model. Then, identify a relationship within the system that could be modeled with a stock and flow or causal loop diagram, and model that diagram in Visio.Compose a brief, 250- to 500-word summary of the given system, as well as the relationships present in this system. In your summary, describe the system, feedback loops, and other archetypes you identified within the system.Guidelines for SubmissionUpload a Word document that must include your written descriptions and your diagram of the system.