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The Formula For Economic Order Quantity: Model-Used-Inventory-Management - Asp
The Formula For Economic Order Quantity: Model-Used-Inventory-Management - Asp
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S: Setup costs (pre order, generally including shipping and handling) (Fixed
cost)
ORDERING COST
For each order with a fixed cost that is independent of the number of units,
S, the annual ordering cost is found by multiplying the number of orders by
this fixed cost. It is expressed as:
Holding inventory often comes with its own costs. This cost can be in the
form of direct costs incurred by financing the storage of said inventory or
the opportunity cost of holding inventory instead of investing the money
elsewhere. As such, the holding cost per unit is often expressed as the cost
per unit multiplied by the interest rate, expressed as follows:
H = I*C
EOQ is a tool used to determine the volume and frequency of orders required to satisfy a
given level of demand while minimizing the cost per order.
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