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Chapter 14
Determining Lot Size
PETER GOES SHOPPING
Peter Orville was an MBA for Executives
student who was currently between roles.
Previously, he had been an operations and
logistics manager for a Dallas- based hard-
wood lumber, millwork, and flooring sup-
plier. In this role, he had negotiated the
procurement of a variety of resources. He
enjoyed the process of establishing optimal
reorder quantities as well as those aspects
of his job that allowed him to establish and
improve upon processes. His motto while on the job was always that of
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proponent: “Go and see,” he’d say. He believed that it was
only by personally observing and ...