How Much Candle Jar Inventory Should I Keep If My Supplier Takes Two to Four Weeks to Restock?

How Much Candle Jar Inventory Should I Keep If My Supplier Takes Two to Four Weeks to Restock?

 

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Set a reorder point from your own weekly use and lead time, and stop guessing how many jars to keep.
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With a two-to-four-week restock, the right stock level is a number, not a feeling: the jars you use while you wait in a busy month with a slow delivery. Here is the formula, a worked example with its cash cost, and the Diwali dates it points to.
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reorder point at 40 jars a week (peak 55) with a 2 to 4 week restock, worked example · CSI live pricing, September 2026
Quick answers — read this first
How much jar inventory should I keep with a 2 to 4 week restock? Enough to reach your next delivery at the worst plausible pace: reorder when stock falls to the reorder point, where reorder point = average weekly use × average lead time + safety stock. With the safety stock set as below, that works out to peak weekly use × longest lead time.

What is the worked example? 40 jars a week on average, 55 in a busy week, restock in 2 to 4 weeks. Lead-time use is 40 × 3 = 120 jars; safety stock is 55 × 4 − 120 = 100 jars; reorder point 220 jars. Order 160 each time and you hold about 180 jars on average, ₹12,744.00 at ₹70.80 a jar.

Is "order when I run low" good enough? Not with a 4-week worst case. At 40 a week you use 160 jars while you wait; in a busy spell, 220. If "low" means fewer than that, you run out before the jars arrive.

What about Diwali? Use festive usage, not your yearly average. At 90 a week (110 at peak) the reorder point rises to 440 jars. Jars ordered on 26 September 2026 with a 2 to 4 week lead land between 10 and 24 October 2026, before Diwali on 8 November.
The short answer
The formula: reorder point = (average weekly use × average lead time) + safety stock, where safety stock = (peak weekly use × longest lead time) − (average weekly use × average lead time).
The example: 40 × 3 + (55 × 4 − 40 × 3) = 120 + 100 = 220 jars. Reorder whenever jars on the shelf plus jars on order fall to 220.
The cash: ordering 160 at a time, average stock is about 180 jars (₹12,744.00); ordering 12 weeks (480) at a time raises it to about 340 jars (₹24,072.00).
The lead time: count from the day you order to the day jars are inspected and ready to pour, not the supplier's restock alone. If you only count stock weekly, add a week.
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In this guide
Reorder at 220: every delivery lands before the shelf empties Worked example, drawn to scale: 40 jars a week (peak 55), lead time 2 to 4 weeks, order 160 jars each time. 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Weeks Jars on the shelf reorder point 220 safety stock 100 3-week lead 100 left 4-week lead 60 left 2-week lead 140 left order placed (stock at or below 220, counting jars already on order) delivery of 160 jars arrives; label shows what was left on the shelf Reorder point = average use × average lead + safety stock = 40 × 3 + 100 = 220, which equals peak use × longest lead (55 × 4). At peak use with a 4-week lead, the 220 jars last exactly to the delivery. Illustrative inputs, not market data; lead times are your supplier's.
Sixteen weeks of jar stock in the worked example, drawn to scale. Each time jars on the shelf plus jars on order fall to 220, a 160-jar order goes in. The lead time varies: a 3-week delivery arrives with exactly the 100-jar safety stock left, a 4-week delivery with 60, a 2-week delivery with 140. Because the reorder point equals peak use × longest lead, even a busy month with a slow restock ends at zero, not below it.
200 ml · ₹70.80 a jar · reorder in packs of 10
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Straight answer
How much candle jar inventory should I keep if my supplier takes two to four weeks to restock?
Keep enough that a reorder placed today reaches you before the shelf is empty, even in a busy spell with the slowest restock. Set a reorder point: average weekly jar use × average lead time, plus a safety stock that covers the gap between that and peak use × longest lead. In our worked example, 40 jars a week on average (55 at peak) with a 2 to 4 week restock gives 120 jars of lead-time use and 100 jars of safety stock: a reorder point of 220 jars. Order a fixed quantity, say four weeks' use (160 jars), every time jars on the shelf plus jars on order fall to 220. You will hold about 180 jars on average, ₹12,744.00 at ₹70.80 a jar. Measure lead time from the day you order to the day jars are inspected and ready to pour, recompute before festive peaks, and hold wicks to the same numbers.
One line: reorder when jars on hand plus on order fall to peak weekly use × longest lead time: 220 jars in the example.
Set the reorder point on a jar you can reorder cleanly. White Matte 200 ml is ₹70.80 a jar in packs of 5 or 10, so a 160-jar reorder is sixteen packs of 10, ₹11,328.00. In stock on 26 September 2026; confirm dispatch time to your pin code before you fix your lead time.
Buy a pack of 10 — ₹708.00

The reorder-point formula in plain numbers

The question is not "how much stock?" It is "how low can stock go before I must order?"

Inventory with a restock delay has one job: to carry you from the moment you order until the jars arrive. Everything else follows from that. You need three numbers, all from your own records.

Three inputs · where each comes from · worked-example values
Use your own records; ours are illustrative
Input What it is Where to get it Example
Average weekly use Jars poured per week over recent months Production log or jars bought ÷ weeks 40
Peak weekly use A busy but normal week (not a festival) Your highest normal week in the log 55
Lead time (average and longest) Order day to jars ready to pour Your order history; ask the supplier for current dispatch times 3 weeks average, 4 longest (2 shortest)

Step 1: lead-time use

How many jars you normally use while you wait: average weekly use × average lead time. 40 × 3 = 120 jars.

Step 2: safety stock

The extra that covers a busy spell and a slow restock at the same time: (peak weekly use × longest lead time) − lead-time use. 55 × 4 − 120 = 100 jars. This is one common, simple rule. Larger operations often use a statistical version based on how much weekly use and lead time vary, but with a few months of records the simple rule is easier to trust and check.

Step 3: reorder point

Lead-time use + safety stock: 120 + 100 = 220 jars. Notice that with this safety-stock rule the reorder point always equals peak use × longest lead (55 × 4 = 220). That is a useful check: if your reorder point is below peak use × longest lead, a busy month with a slow restock will empty your shelf.

Mistake: comparing the reorder point with jars on the shelf only. What happens: you order, stock keeps falling while you wait, it passes 220 again, and you order a second time for the same gap. Fix: compare the reorder point with jars on the shelf plus jars already on order. The diagram does this; it is why the order at week 9 goes in on the day the delivery lands.

What counts as lead time

"Two to four weeks to restock" is the supplier's number. Your lead time is longer, because a jar is not usable the moment the supplier has it.

Lead time, broken down · measure each part once
The formula needs order-day to ready-to-pour, not supplier restock alone
Part What happens How to find it
Your ordering delay Days between stock hitting the reorder point and you placing the order Only zero if you check stock often; see the weekly routine below
Supplier restock (if out) The 2 to 4 weeks in the question Ask whether a restock is on order and when
Dispatch and transit From the supplier's door to yours Your delivery history; ask for a dispatch date with each order
Receiving and inspection Unboxing, counting, checking for chips and cracks, washing Usually a day or two; longer for large deliveries

If the 2 to 4 weeks is the supplier's restock time and the jar is currently out, your lead time is the restock plus transit plus inspection. If the jar is in stock and the 2 to 4 weeks is really dispatch and transit, add inspection only. Get the definition straight with your supplier, then log your real order-to-ready times; after a few orders you will have an honest average and longest. CSI dispatches from Pune and does not publish delivery times on its listings; ask us for current stock and a dispatch time to your pin code.

If you only count stock once a week
You could cross the reorder point just after a count and not notice for up to a week. Add one week to the longest lead in the formula: peak use × (longest lead + 1 week) = 55 × 5 = 275 jars. Counting more often lets you hold less.

Where the simple rule over- or under-protects

Too cautious when busy weeks and slow restocks rarely coincide. The rule assumes your peak week and your longest lead happen together. If both are rare, that is generous cover. A lighter version uses peak use × average lead (55 × 3 = 165) as the reorder point: it holds 55 fewer jars (₹3,894.00 less cash) and accepts a shortfall in the month a busy spell meets a four-week restock. That is a business choice, not a maths error; make it knowingly.

Not cautious enough when use is growing. A reorder point built on last quarter's average lags a business that is growing every month. Recompute monthly, and use the most recent four weeks rather than a long average when the trend is clearly up.

Not cautious enough with a thin record. If you have logged only two or three orders, your "longest" lead time is probably not the longest you will see. Until you have more history, add a week to it, and ask the supplier what their slowest recent dispatch was.

When the supplier's stockouts, rather than routine restocks, are the real problem, long and unpredictable, a reorder point is not enough on its own: the stockouts guide sizes a buffer to the longest stockout and shows how a qualified second jar shrinks it.

Worked example: 40 jars a week, 2 to 4 weeks to restock

Four stocking policies, one maker, the same 40 jars a week.

A maker pours about 40 jar candles a week in White Matte 200 ml jars (₹70.80 each), 55 in a busy week. Restock takes 2 to 4 weeks, 3 on average. Here are four ways to decide when to reorder, and what each does. All inputs are illustrative.

Four reorder policies · 40 jars a week, peak 55 · lead 2 to 4 weeks · order 160 unless stated
Only the last two rows survive a busy month with a slow restock, and the last costs far more
Policy Reorder when stock (incl. on order) reaches Worst case: peak use, 4-week lead Average jars on hand Average cash in jars
"When I run low" (about two weeks' use) 80 Runs short even in an average cycle; at peak, empty after about 1.5 weeks and about 2.5 weeks without jars About 80 ₹5,664.00
Average use × longest lead 160 60 jars short, roughly the last week About 120 ₹8,496.00
The formula (peak × longest lead) 220 Reaches zero on delivery day; no shortfall About 180 ₹12,744.00
"Several months" (order 480 at 220) 220 No shortfall About 340 ₹24,072.00

Average jars on hand is roughly the safety stock plus half an order (the stock rises by a full order on delivery and falls to about the safety stock before the next one). For the formula row that is 100 + 80 = 180 jars. Right after an average delivery you hold about 260 jars (₹18,408.00). The last row shows what "keep several months" buys you with a 2 to 4 week restock: no extra protection against running out, because the reorder point already covers the worst case, and ₹11,328.00 more cash on the shelf on average.

Argued against our own interest: we would sell more jars if you ordered 480 at a time. With a 2 to 4 week restock and a correct reorder point you don't need to, and on this jar's listing a larger order earns no lower price per jar. Hold the ₹7,080.00 safety stock, order a month's use at a time, and keep the rest of the cash for oil, wax and packaging. If a supplier offers a real volume price, the inventory-maths guide shows how to weigh it.

How much to order each time

The reorder point tells you when; the order quantity tells you how many. Larger orders mean fewer orders (less ordering time, fewer freight charges, fewer deliveries to inspect) but more cash and space tied up. A practical starting point is two to six weeks of average use per order (our judgement), adjusted for three things:

Order quantity · what pushes it up or down
Start at about four weeks' use; move for a reason
Factor Pushes the order Example
Freight or fixed charges per order Up: fewer, larger orders spread the fixed part See the landed-cost guide for freight per usable jar
Pack sizes and price steps To the nearest pack; up to a step if the step pays Salsa clear: ₹40.12 at 5 Pcs, ₹29.50 from 50
Cash and space Down: every extra jar on the shelf is cash not spent elsewhere 480 jars at a time holds ₹11,328.00 more on average than 160
Risk of change Down: a new label, colour or jar makes old stock awkward Keep orders small while a design is new

Rounding to packs

Round the order to the supplier's pack sizes, and check whether rounding up earns a better price. With CSI jars: the White Matte and Clear Golden Lid 150 g listings are flat per jar across their packs, so round to the most convenient pack (sixteen packs of 10, or eight packs of 20). The 200ml Salsa clear listing steps from ₹40.12 to ₹29.50 at 50, so a 160-jar order bought as three 50s and two 5s is ₹4,826.20, and four 50s (200 jars) is ₹5,900.00: ₹1,073.80 more for 40 extra jars at the lower price, which you use in the next cycle. Either choice is reasonable; just count the extra 40 in "on order" so you don't double-order.

Match every component to the jar numbers
A 100-jar safety stock needs 100 wicks, 100 labels, and wax and oil for 100 candles on hand or on order. For a 150 g candle at 8% that is 13.8 kg of wax and 1.2 kg of oil. The jar reorder point is only as good as the component that runs out first.

When usage jumps: Diwali, 8 November 2026

A reorder point set on July's sales will not survive October.

The formula uses weekly use during the lead time, so when use is about to rise, the reorder point must rise first. Suppose festive orders take you to 90 jars a week, 110 in the busiest week. With the same 2 to 4 week lead:

Normal vs festive reorder point · same 2 to 4 week lead · illustrative
Festive use doubles the reorder point
Season Average / peak per week Lead-time use (× 3) Safety stock Reorder point Safety stock in cash
Normal 40 / 55 120 100 220 ₹7,080.00
Festive build-up 90 / 110 270 170 440 ₹12,036.00

Now the calendar. Diwali falls on 8 November 2026, 43 days after these prices were checked on 26 September 2026. Jars ordered today with a 2 to 4 week lead arrive between 10 October and 24 October 2026. Allow a day or two to inspect, then pouring and a cure before sale (many soy makers allow about two weeks as common practice): jars that arrive on 24 October leave very little margin before 8 November. The honest conclusion for anyone with a 4-week worst case is that the festive reorder is due now, not when the shelf looks low. Christmas (25 December 2026) and Valentine's Day (14 February 2027) follow the same arithmetic: raise the reorder point about one lead time plus cure time before demand rises.

Dated plan · order today · calendar facts, not forecasts
A 2 to 4 week lead from 26 September 2026
Date Days from 26 Sep What happens
26 September 2026 0 Raise the reorder point to festive use; place the order if stock plus on-order is at or below it
10 October 2026 14 Earliest arrival (2-week lead): inspect, start pouring
17 October 2026 21 Average arrival (3-week lead)
24 October 2026 28 Latest arrival (4-week lead): pour immediately; only a short cure fits before Diwali
8 November 2026 43 Diwali
Diwali 8 November 2026: with a 4-week worst case, festive jars need ordering now. Send us your jar, weekly festive use and quantity, and we will confirm stock and a dispatch date from Pune so your lead time is a date, not a guess.
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For one-off festive or corporate orders, as opposed to a rising weekly rate, extras for breakage and rejects are a separate calculation: see the buffer percentage by order type and the 500-candle wedding guide.

A weekly stock routine

A reorder point only works if someone looks at the shelf. Fifteen minutes a week keeps it honest.

1
Count on the same day each week. Jars on the shelf, per jar and per colour. Add jars already on order.
2
Compare with the reorder point. If shelf plus on-order is at or below it (use the weekly-count version, 275 in the example), order now.
3
Order the fixed quantity, rounded to packs. Ask for a dispatch date and note it next to the order.
4
Order the matching components. Wicks, labels, wax and oil for the same number of candles, if their own stock is near their reorder points.
5
Log the real lead time on arrival. Order date to inspected-and-ready date. Update your average and longest after every delivery.
6
Recompute monthly, and before every season. New average and peak use, new lead times, new reorder point. Write it on the shelf.
Mistake: setting one reorder point for a jar sold in five colours. What happens: the total looks healthy while your best-selling colour runs out. Fix: a reorder point per colour you track separately, each from that colour's own weekly use. Fewer colours and jar designs mean fewer reorder points to manage; see the SKU-reduction guide.

Jars and wicks to set reorder points on

The formula works for any jar. If CSI is your supplier, these listings show how pack sizes shape the order, all in stock on 26 September 2026. Confirm current stock and a dispatch time on WhatsApp before you fix a lead time; our listings do not publish one.

1
200 ml jar · orders round to tens
White Matte Glass Jar
The jar the worked example is costed on. The page states "a fill weight of 200 ml", "Height 8 cm width 7 cm" and "withstand high heat" (no figure; no inside diameter, no lid). Packs of 5 and 10 are both ₹70.80 a jar, so a reorder of 160 is sixteen packs of 10 with nothing gained or lost by rounding. Twelve sister colours and finishes share the price and are in stock on 26 September 2026; Pink Matte, Frosted Brown and Orange Frosted are not, so check your colour before setting a reorder point on it. Limitation: no listed volume price; quantities beyond a few packs are quoted on WhatsApp.
Pack Price Per jar What it covers
Pack of 5 ₹354.00 ₹70.80 topping up to an exact count
Pack of 10 ₹708.00 ₹70.80 the reorder unit: 16 packs = one 160-jar order
One 160-jar reorder is ₹11,328.00. Buy a pack of 10 — ₹708.00
2
200 ml lug-cap jar · pack steps shape the order
200ml Salsa Glass Jar with 63mm Lug Cap (Golden Lid)
Here pack size changes the price, so the order quantity should respect it: ₹40.12 a jar at 5 Pcs, ₹29.50 at 50 or 100. A 160-jar order bought as three 50s and two 5s is ₹4,826.20 (₹30.16 a jar); rounding up to four 50s is ₹5,900.00, ₹1,073.80 more for 40 extra jars, which is simply buying next cycle's jars early at the lower price. The page states "The 200ml capacity" and heat-resistance wording with no figure, gives no height or diameter, and calls the jar "upcycled", so measure your fill before using the example's numbers.
Pack Price Per jar What it covers
5 Pcs ₹200.60 ₹40.12 topping up
50 Pcs ₹1,475.00 ₹29.50 the natural reorder unit
100 Pcs ₹2,950.00 ₹29.50 two cycles at 50 a week or less
Order in 50s: ₹29.50 a jar. Buy 50 Pcs — ₹1,475.00
3
150 g lidded jar · packs of 10 and 20
Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram)
For 150 g lidded lines. The page states "150g fill capacity", outer diameter 7 cm, a golden metal lid and "Safe for hot pour up to 85°C" (page wording, this listing only). ₹94.40 a jar at 10 or 20; a 160-jar reorder is eight packs of 20, ₹15,104.00. Its page text mixes "Height 8cm" with "height with lid approximately 8cm", so measure the jar you receive. Limitation: no step down at 20; larger quantities are a WhatsApp quote.
Pack Price Per jar What it covers
Pack of 10 ₹944.00 ₹94.40 topping up by tens
Pack of 20 ₹1,888.00 ₹94.40 the reorder unit: 8 packs = 160 jars
₹94.40 a jar with lid; a 160-jar order is ₹15,104.00. Buy a pack of 20 — ₹1,888.00
4
wicks · reorder with the jars, not after
Eco Candle Wicks — Thin (C1) and Thick (C2)
A reorder point for jars is useless if the wicks run out first. Every jar in your safety stock needs a wick, so hold wicks to the same numbers. On the listing, C1 is ₹5.90 a wick and C2 ₹9.44 a wick at every pack size from 10 to 1,000, so buying wicks in larger packs saves nothing per wick; buy the pack nearest your reorder quantity. Limitation: the page gives no size guide, and no CSI jar states an inside diameter, so your wick choice comes from your own burn tests.
Pack Price Per wick What it covers
Thin (C1) / 100 Wicks ₹590.00 ₹5.90 about one 160-jar cycle with spares, if C1 is your wick
Thick (C2) / 100 Wicks ₹944.00 ₹9.44 the 100-jar safety stock's wicks
Thick (C2) / 500 Wicks ₹4,720.00 ₹9.44 about three 160-jar cycles
Wicks for a 100-jar safety stock: ₹944.00 in C2. Buy C2 / 100 — ₹944.00
The CSI principle
Reorder at peak use × longest lead. Hold nothing more without a reason.
Measure your weekly use and your real order-to-ready time, set the reorder point, order a month at a time, and raise the numbers before the season, not during it.
"With a two-to-four-week restock, the right amount of stock is enough to reach the next delivery in a bad week. Everything above that is cash on a shelf."
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Why trust this guide

CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells jars, wicks and wax, and does not sell finished candles. This guide tells you not to hold several months of our jars when a reorder point covers the risk, points out that our jar listings carry no volume price where that is true, and says plainly that we do not publish delivery times. That is deliberate: stock advice that sells you more than you need is bad advice.

Every price and per-unit figure was verified on CSI's live store on 26 September 2026; every pack in a pick table is in stock on that date, and out-of-stock sister colours are named. Dates are calendar facts: Diwali 8 November 2026, Christmas 25 December 2026, Valentine's Day 14 February 2027.

Weekly use (40, peak 55; festive 90, peak 110), the 2 to 4 week lead, the 160-jar order and the four policies are illustrative; the safety-stock rule is one common simple method, and order-size guidance is our judgement. For stock checks, dispatch dates, bulk pricing, GST invoicing, and MSDS and IFRA documentation on request, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.

Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate a reorder point for candle jars?
Average weekly use × average lead time, plus safety stock of (peak weekly use × longest lead time) − (average use × average lead). At 40 jars a week (55 peak) and a 2 to 4 week lead: 120 + 100 = 220 jars. Compare it with jars on the shelf plus jars on order.
How much safety stock of jars should I keep?
Enough to cover a busy spell and a slow restock together: peak use × longest lead minus average use × average lead. In our example that is 100 jars, ₹7,080.00 at ₹70.80 a jar. Hold wicks and other components to the same number.
Should I keep several months of candle jars in stock?
Not if restock reliably takes 2 to 4 weeks. A correct reorder point already covers the worst case; ordering 480 jars at a time instead of 160 adds about ₹11,328.00 of average cash on the shelf in our example without reducing the risk of running out.
What lead time should I use for jar reorders?
From the day you order to the day jars are inspected and ready to pour, including any supplier restock, transit and your own checks. Log it for every order and use the average and the longest. If you count stock weekly, add a week.
When should I order candle jars for Diwali 2026?
With a 2 to 4 week lead, now. Jars ordered on 26 September 2026 arrive between 10 and 24 October. An early arrival leaves time to inspect, pour and cure before Diwali on 8 November; a four-week arrival leaves only a short cure. Raise your reorder point to festive weekly use first.
How many jars should I order each time?
A practical start is about four weeks of average use, rounded to the supplier's packs: 160 jars at 40 a week. Go larger only for a real reason, such as a price step at a pack size or a fixed freight charge per order.
Reorder point, set
Peak use × longest lead: write the number on the shelf.
Log four weeks of jar use and your last few order-to-ready times, compute the reorder point, and order a month's use each time jars on hand plus on order reach it. Before Diwali, raise it to festive use and order now. Ask us for current stock and a dispatch time so your lead time is a real number.
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Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: part of CSI's wholesale buying, shipping and production cluster. It covers the reorder-point formula (lead-time use plus safety stock), what counts as lead time, a worked example comparing four reorder policies with their cash cost, order quantity and pack rounding, festive recalculation with a dated Diwali 2026 plan, and a weekly stock routine. Buffers against long supplier stockouts are in the stockouts guide.

Customer reviews: The six reviews at the top of this page are genuine, published Judge.me reviews left by CSI customers on the product pages named on each card — Apple Cinnamon Fragrance Oil, Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram), Eco Candle Wicks, Gilli Mitti (Patchouli), Lavender Fragrance Oil, Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the container advice on this page. Names, star ratings, dates and products are as recorded by Judge.me and wording is unedited. "Verified buyer" appears only on reviews Judge.me recorded as verified — Monika Deep, Jaya Sawlani, Renu, PREETHI PRASATH, Soumili Gope, Judy Roy. Reviews below five stars are included as published, not filtered out.

Figures verified 26 September 2026, CSI live pricing: White Matte Glass Jar, Pack of 5 ₹354.00, Pack of 10 ₹708.00 (₹70.80 per jar; Pink Matte, Frosted Brown and Orange Frosted sisters out of stock); 200ml Salsa Glass Jar with 63mm Lug Cap, 5 Pcs ₹200.60, 50 Pcs ₹1,475.00, 100 Pcs ₹2,950.00; Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram), Pack of 10 ₹944.00, Pack of 20 ₹1,888.00; Eco Candle Wicks C1 / 100 ₹590.00, C2 / 100 ₹944.00, C2 / 500 ₹4,720.00 (flat per wick at every pack size).

Non-price figures: weekly use (40 average, 55 peak; festive 90 and 110), lead time (2 to 4 weeks, 3 average), the 160-jar and 480-jar orders and the "when I run low" level of 80 are illustrative worked-example inputs. The safety-stock rule is one common simple method, not the only one. Average stock is approximated as safety stock plus half an order. Cure time is common practice, not a CSI specification; component quantities assume a 150 g candle at 8% on a total-weight basis. Dates are calendar facts, not forecasts.
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