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Management Science
Inventory Model
Management Science
Objectives
• To understand the importance of Inventory control
• Solve inventory problems by the use of the Economic
Order Quantity to determine how much to order
• Compute the types of costs such as ordering cost,
holding cost, direct production cost and shortage
cost
• Know the importance of inventory models and their
application
• Inventory is one of the most expensive and
important assets to many companies representing as
much as 50% of total invested capital.
• A good inventory control is crucial .
Slide Title
• Managers should solve the dual
problems of maintaining sufficient
inventory to meet demand for goods
and at the same time incurring the
lowest inventory holding cost by
making the best possible decisions.
• Hoq much should be ordered when the
inventory for a given time is
replenished?
• When should the inventory for a given
item be replenished?
Five basic costs associated with
inventories
• Cost of the items
• Cost of ordering
• Cost of carrying or holding an inventory
• Cost of safety stock
• Cost of stockouts
Ordering costs
• Costs associated with the costs of
placing an order and receiving
inventory.
– Example: salaries of the purchasers,
developing and sending purchase
orders, bill paying, typing of invoices,
inspecting upon arrival, phone bills
to make an order
Carrying cost
• Cost dependent on the size of the
inventory .
• Costs of maintaining and owning the
inventory
Examples: cost of capital, interest,
insurance, taxes, depreciation,
spoilage and salaries for
warehousemen
Inventory cost Factors
100 units
=