1) The two most important questions as an inventory manager is how much units to order and when to order. You are working as an Inventory Manager in a manufacturing company. You have forecasted that annual requirement of a part is 72,000 units. The order cost is $1000 per order, the holding rate is 20 percent and the part cost is $200 per unit. Your firm operates 360 days a year. The lead time is 06 days.                     Determine: Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Annual holding cost Annual order cost, and Annual total inventory cost? Calculate the re order point.

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1) The two most important questions as an inventory manager is how much units to order and when to order. You are working as an Inventory Manager in a manufacturing company. You have forecasted that annual requirement of a part is 72,000 units. The order cost is $1000 per order, the holding rate is 20 percent and the part cost is $200 per unit.

Your firm operates 360 days a year. The lead time is 06 days.                    

Determine:

  • Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
  • Annual holding cost
  • Annual order cost, and
  • Annual total inventory cost?
  • Calculate the re order point.

 

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