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Your running buddy just shared that she is pregnant. You were both planning to train for your first marathon that will be happening in three months. She’s only 10 weeks along (the first trimester lasts until week 13). What are some physiological changes she is likely currently experiencing? How could this be impacting her training? What other changes are likely to occur during the second and third trimesters, and how could this impact her training? Do you suggest that she continues training for this marathon? Why or why not? 

Michael weighs 165 pounds and is on the soccer team. If he loses as little as ______ from sweat, his ability to continue running fast may decline.

Which of the following statements concerning the economic order quantity (EOQ) model is FALSE?

A product’s demand per period follows a normal distribution with mean of 50 and standard deviation of 20. The lead time is [L] periods. What order-up-to level should be used to achieve at least a 95% in-stock probability? 

Which of the following is TRUE regarding evaluating the quality of a forecast?

A souvenir store sells New Year’s Eve sweatshirts with the year and a slogan printed on them for $25 each. The sweatshirts cost $[c] each to purchase from their supplier. Demand for the sweatshirts is normally distributed with a mean of [mu] and a standard deviation of 40. The week after New Year’s, unsold shirts are donated free to a local Goodwill store. The souvenir store receives a tax refund (credit) of $[s] for every sweatshirt that it donates. What is the overage cost?

A product’s demand in each period follows a normal distribution with mean of [mu] and standard deviation of 10. The order-up-to level is 200 and the lead time is [L] periods. What is the expected on-order inventory?

A souvenir store sells New Year’s Eve sweatshirts with the year and a slogan printed on them for $25 each. The sweatshirts cost $12 each to purchase from their supplier. Demand for the sweatshirts is normally distributed with a mean of 250 and a standard deviation of 40. The week after New Year’s, unsold shirts are donated free to a local Goodwill store. The souvenir store receives a tax refund (credit) of $5 for every sweatshirt that it donates. What is the critical ratio?

The time between two ordering opportunities for an order-up-to product is called a __________ and it has a __________ duration.

A pottery shop makes hand-made pottery vases using the three-step sequential process shown below. There is a single employee at each step. Step Processing Time per Vase Throw and shape the vase 20 minutes Glaze/paint 25 minutes Hand decorate [time] minutes Assume demand is unlimited. If each employee is paid $[pay] per hour, what is the cost of direct labor associated with producing one vase?