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Inventory Management Self Study Exercises
Inventory Management Self Study Exercises
Nelson’s Hardware Store stocks a 19.2 volt cordless drill that is a popular
seller. Annual demand is 5,000 units, the ordering cost is $15, and the
inventory holding cost is $4/unit/year.
a. What is the economic order quantity?
b. What is the total annual cost for this inventory item?
SOLUTION
a. The order quantity is
2DS 2(5,000)($15)
EOQ = =
H $4
= 37,500 = 193.65 or 194 drills
b. The total annual cost is
Q D 194 5,000
C= (H) + (S) = ($4) + ($15) = $774.60
2 Q 2 194
Solved Problem 2
For a product managed according to the Economic Order Quantity method,
the table shows monthly demand rates for the last two years
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Year 1 80 70 110 100 110 90 80 120 100 130 110 100
Year 2 120 130 50 70 120 100 90 70 100 80 140 140
The product is bought at 20 Euros per unit. Set up cost is 105 Euros and
holding cost is 35% of the purchasing price.
Service level decided by management is 95%.
Delivery lead time is 1 month.
•Calculate EOQ, Number of orders and time between orders
• Total demand of the 1st year: 1200 (sum of the 1st row)
• Total demand of the 2nd year: 1210 (sum of the 2st row)
• Mean year demand: D = (1200 + 1210)/2 = 1205 per year
• Mean monthly demand: d = (1200+1210)/24 = 100,4167 ≈ 100
prod/month
Economic Order Quantity:
• EOQ = 2DS = 2 1205 105 = 190,1315 ≈ 190
H 20 0,35
• Number of orders = D/EOQ = 1205/190 ≈ 6,3 orders per year
• Time between orders = EOQ / D = 0,15 year or similarly EOQ/D*(12
months/year) = 1,89 months ≈ 2 months
Solved Problem 2
Calculation of Reorder Point
• ROP = Average demand during lead time + Safety
Stock
• The lead time L is 1 month, and we also know
the mean monthly demand d. Therefore, the
average demand during lead time is d*L = 100.
Solved Problem 2
• We also need to determine the safety stock S. The formula for the
safety stock is S = z * standard deviation of the demand during lead
time (sd).
• The term z can be obtained from normal distribution tables. For a
given service level of 95% z = 1,645. On the other hand, the
monthly standard deviation of the demand can be calculated from
the table of the monthly demand rates using the formula below.
1 n 1
sd
n 1 i 1
( d i d ) 2
23
13095,83 23,86177
The factory works 12 months per year, steady production and management
requires an 80% service level for this particular item. Delivery lead time
from the supplier is 1,5 months.
1 n
sd
n 1 i 1
( d i d ) 2
30,82134
• Thereafter, S = 0,84*sd* = 31,70 ≈ 32 lamps
• As such, ROP = 900 + 32 = 932
Solved Problem 4
Grey Wolf Lodge is a popular 500-room hotel in the North Woods.
Managers need to keep close tabs on all room service items, including a
special pine-scented bar soap. The daily demand for the soap is 275 bars,
with a standard deviation of 30 bars. Ordering cost is $10 and the inventory
holding cost is $0.30/bar/year. The lead time from the supplier is 5 days,
with a standard deviation of 1 day. The lodge is open 365 days a year.
a. What is the economic order quantity for the bar of soap?
b. What should the reorder point be for the bar of soap if
management wants to have a 99 percent cycle-service level?
c. What is the total annual cost for the bar of soap, assuming a
Q system will be used?
Solved Problem 4
SOLUTION
a. We have D = (275)(365) = 100,375 bars of soap; S = $10; and H =
$0.30. The EOQ for the bar of soap is
2DS 2(100,375)($10)
EOQ = =
H $0.30
Q D
C= (H) + Q (S) + (H)(Safety stock)
2
2,587 100,375
C= ($0.30) + ($10) + ($0.30)(660) = $974.05
2 2,587
Solved Problem 5
ABC Classification: Example
PART UNIT COST ANNUAL USAGE
1 $ 60 90
2 350 40
3 30 130
4 80 60
5 30 100
6 20 180
7 10 170
8 320 50
9 510 60
10 20 120
Solved Problem 5
ABC Classification: Example (cont.)
TOTAL % OF TOTAL % OF TOTAL
PART PART
VALUE UNIT COST QUANTITY
VALUE ANNUAL USAGE
% CUMMULATIVE
9 1
$30,600 $ 60
35.9 6.0 90 6.0
8 16,000
2 18.7350 5.0 40 11.0
2 14,000 16.4 4.0
A 15.0
3 30 130
1 5,400 6.3 9.0 24.0
4 4
4,800 5.680 6.0 B60 30.0
3 5
3,900 4.630 10.0 100 40.0
6 6
3,600 4.220 % OF TOTAL
18.0 % OF TOTAL
180 58.0
CLASS ITEMS VALUE QUANTITY
5 3,000
7 3.510 13.0 170 71.0
10 2,400
A 9, 8,2.8
2 12.0
71.0 C 83.0
8 320 50 15.0
7 1,700
B 1, 4,2.0
3 17.0
16.5 100.0
25.0
C9 5107
6, 5, 10, 12.5 60 60.0
$85,400
10 20 120
Example 10.1