Do you have too much overall inventory while experiencing stock-out situations? One culprit may be your system EOQ setting.

Authors

  • Joong Hyun

Keywords:

Operations improvement, Lean, Inventory Management, EOQ

Abstract

Optimal EOQ determination is a classic case of a compromise between a set of conflicting elements.  When used properly, EOQ makes the proper balance between the costs associated with processing orders (which provides motivation to order large quantities at a time) and the inventory holding costs (which in contrast provides motivation to order as little as possible at a time).  In this article, practical and real-life considerations are presented to highlight common mistakes in applying the EOQ formula found in text books.

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2018-06-25

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Hyun, J. (2018). Do you have too much overall inventory while experiencing stock-out situations? One culprit may be your system EOQ setting. KASEM BUNDIT JOURNAL, 19(June), 112–125. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jkbu/article/view/130197

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