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← OperationsInventory: types, functions and costs

Formulas for this chapter

Annual holding cost

Annual holding cost = (Q / 2) x H

Whenever stock runs down evenly from Q to zero. Q/2 is the average inventory over the cycle.

Q
Order quantity in units
H
Holding cost per unit per year; convert from a percentage of price first

Annual ordering cost

Annual ordering cost = (D / Q) x S

D/Q is the number of orders placed a year. Ordering cost never depends on how big each order is.

D
Annual demand in units
S
Ordering cost per order, or setup cost per run

Holding cost from a percentage

H = carrying charge % x unit price

The first line of almost every inventory numerical. Do it before touching Q.

carrying charge %
Annual carrying cost as a fraction of inventory value, e.g. 0.09
unit price
Cost of one unit
Step 3 of 20
The real wordsTheory

The six types

  1. Raw materials and purchased parts
  2. Work-in-process (WIP)
  3. Finished goods inventories, or merchandise
  4. Tools and supplies
  5. Maintenance and repairs (MRO) inventory
  6. Goods-in-transit to warehouses or customers, called pipeline inventory

Pipeline inventory is the one students forget. It is owned, it is paid for, and it is sitting in a lorry.

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