If S indicates the number of backorders that have accumulated by the time a new shipment of size Q is received, and we ship existing backorders to our customers and place the remaining units in inventory, then __________ is the maximum inventory we subsequently have on hand.

a. Q
b. Q ? S
c. S
d. (Q ? S)/2


b. Q ? S

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A) It is always very easy to build a simulation model. B) It may interfere with real-world systems. C) It always yields optimal solutions. D) It allows time-compression in testing major policy decisions. E) Few constraints, if any, have to be considered.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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