Determining Stock Levels: Van Heugten Carpet Tiles

Abstract

Van Heugten Brothers Ltd, Aylesbury, is a British company which sells and distributes carpets mainly for use in offices, hotels and similar institution buildings. All the carpets are obtained from the Dutch parent company which manufactures the products and distributes worldwide. The British company order their requirements from Holland, stock their products at a warehouse at Ovington in Suffolk, and distribute through a single contracted transport company, Lethems, at Halsted near Ovington.