Chapter 12: EOQ
D = Annual demand (units) S = Cost per order ($)
P = Cost per unit ($) I = Holding cost (%)
H = Holding cost ($) = I x P
Formula
๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ (๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ) = ๐ ๐ ๐ธ
(Note: when we use Q*, Q in the equation become Q*,)
๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ) = ๐ ๐ ๐
(Note: when we use Q*, Q in the equation become Q*,)
EOQ = Q* = ๐ ๐ซ ๐บ ๐ฏ
Note: the unit of measure for โDโ and โHโ have to be identical (days, weeks, months,
year, etc)
Expected Number of Orders ๐ = ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
= ๐ ๐โ
Expected Time between Orders ๐ = ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ (๐)
Total cost (TC) = Total Setup cost + Total Holding cost
TC = ๐ ๐ ๐ธ + ๐ ๐
๐
(Note: when we use Q*, Q in the equation become Q*,)
Reorder Point ROP = d x L
๐ = ๐
๐ต๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐
Note: Holding cost might be given in terms of cost/unit/year or it might be given in the
form of rate%, in that case we need to find the holding cost by:
H = I* P
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Question 1. Joe Henry's machine shop uses 2500 brackets during the course of a year. The following information is known about the brackets:
Annual Demand 2500 Brackets
Holding Cost per bracket per year: $1.50
Order cost per order: $18.75
Lead Time 2 days
Working days per year 250 days
a. Given the above information, what would be the economic order quantity (EOQ)? b. What would be the annual holding cost? c. What would be the annual ordering cost? d. What is the total annual cost of managing the inventor e. How many orders would be made each year? f. What is the time between orders? g. What is the reorder point (ROP)
Solution:
a. Q* = [ \ ] ^
= [โ[_``โab.d_ a._
= 250 units
b. Total holding cost carring cost = rs [ = [_``โa._
[ = $187.5
c. Total ordering cost (setup cost) = w x y
= [_``โab.d_
[_` = $187.5
d. TC = w x y + r s
[ = $187.5+ $187.5 = $375
e. N = w{|}~ โฌย{ย rโ}~ฦโฦโฆ
= w rโ
= [_`` [_`
= 10 orders/year
f. T = โ โ|โก{ย หโฐ ล หยโน{โ~ล }โฆย ลฝ{ย โฆ{}ย ยยลฝ{โฦ{ ~โ|โก{ย หโฐ หย{ยย (โ )
= T = [_` a`
= 250 days
g. ๐
๐๐ = ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฟ๐
d = [_`` [_`
= 10 units/day
ROP = 10 x 2 = 20 units
Question 2. If the demand = 8,000 per month, S = $45 per order, and H = $2 per unit per year, what is the economic order quantity?
Solution:
Note that annual demand is 12 * 8,000 = 96,000.
Q* = [โโขลก```โโบ_
[ = 2078 units
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Question 3. If EOQ = 50 units, order costs are $5 per order, and carrying costs are $2 per unit/year, what is the Annual Demand?
Q* = [ \ ] ^
=
50 = ๐๐๐ซ๐ฟ๐
๐
(50)2 = ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐
2500 = 5 D
D= 500 units
Question 4. If the unit cost is $20, and the annual holding cost is 10%. Annual demand is 400 units, and the order cost is $1 per order. What is the optimal
quantity?
H = IP = 0.1 * 20 = $2
Q* = ๐๐ซ๐บ ๐ฏ
= ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐ = 20 units
Question 5. Xyz company purchases 8,000 cables each year as components in computers. The cost of carrying one cable in inventory for a year is $3 and the
ordering cost is $30 per order. What are:
a. The optimal order quantity b. Annual holding cost c. Annual set up cost d. Total annual cost e. The expected number of orders placed each year, and f. The expected time between order? Assume that xyz company operates on a 200-
day working year
Note: below are the final answers for each question, in the exam you need to show the
steps
Solution:
a. 400 units b. $600 c. $600 d. $1200
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e. 20 orders f. 10 working days
Question 6. Lead time for one of your fastest- moving products is 21 days. Demand during this period averages 100 units per day. What would be an
appropriate reorder point?
Solution:
a) ROP = d x LT = 100 X 21 = 2100 units
Question 7. If the economic order quantity = 300, annual demand = 8,000 units, and order costs = $45 per order, what is the annual per unit holding cost (H)?
Solution:
Q* = [ \ ] ^
300 = [โb``โโบ_
^
(300)2 = [โb``โโบ_
^
90000 = d[`,```
^
90,000 H = 720,000
H = $8/unit/year
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Question 8. Kara Chubrik uses 1,500 per year of a certain subassembly that has an annual per unit holding cost of $45 per unit. Each order placed costs Kara
$150. She operates 300 days per year, and has found that an order must be
placed with her supplier 6 working days before she can expect to receive that
order. For this subassembly, find
(a) Economic Order quantity
Q* H DS2
=
45 150*1500*2
=
100= units (b) Total annual holding cost
Annual holding cost H Q 2
=
45* 2 100
=
250,2$=
(c) Annual ordering cost
Annual ordering cost S Q D
=
150* 100 500,1
=
250,2$=
(d) Reorder point ROP = d*LT
d = ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
= 5
ROP = 5x6 = 30 units
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Question 9. Xyz company stocks books with the following characteristics: Demand D = 19,500 units/year, Ordering cost = $25/order, Carrying cost =
$4/unit/year
a. Calculate the EOQ b. What are the annual holding costs? c. What are the annual ordering costs? d. The expected number of orders placed each year, and e. The expected time between orders? Assume that xyz company operates on a 300
day/year
Note: below are the final answers for each question, in the exam you need to show the
steps
Solution:
a. 493.7 workbooks b. $987 c. $987 d. 39 order/year e. 7.7 days