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Inventory Management
Operations Management
William J. Stevenson
8th edition
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CHAPTER
11
Inventory
Management
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Dependent Demand
C(2)
B(4)
D(2)
Independent Demand
E(1)
D(3)
F(2)
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Types of Inventories
Finished-goods inventories
(manufacturing firms)
or merchandise
(retail stores)
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Functions of Inventory
To decouple operations
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To permit operations
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Reasonable estimates of
Holding costs
Ordering costs
Shortage costs
A classification system
Periodic System
Physical count of items made at periodic
intervals
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214800 232087768
A - very important
B - mod. important
C - least important
High
Annual
$ value
of items
A
B
C
Low
Few
Many
Number of Items
Cycle Counting
Figure 11.2
Q
Quantity
on hand
Usage
rate
Reorder
point
Receive
order
Place Receive
order order
Lead time
Place Receive
order order
Time
Total Cost
Annual
Annual
Total cost = carrying + ordering
cost
cost
TC =
Q
H
2
DS
Q
Annual Cost
Ordering Costs
QO (optimal order quantity)
Order Quantity
(Q)
Q OPT =
2DS
=
H
2DS
=
H
Q0
2DS
p
H p u
DS
Q
PD
Figure 11.7
Adding Purchasing cost
doesnt change EOQ
TC with PD
TC without PD
PD
EOQ
Quantity
Figure 11.9
Total Cost
TCa
TCb
Decreasing
Price
TCc
CC a,b,c
OC
EOQ
Quantity
Safety Stock
Quantity
Figure 11.12
ROP
Safety stock reduces risk of
stockout during lead time
Safety stock
LT
Time
Reorder Point
Figure 11.13
The ROP based on a normal
Distribution of lead time demand
Service level
Risk of
a stockout
Probability of
no stockout
Expected
demand
0
ROP
Quantity
Safety
stock
z
z-scale
Fixed-Order-Interval Model
Orders are placed at fixed time intervals
Order quantity for next interval?
Suppliers might encourage fixed intervals
May require only periodic checks of
inventory levels
Risk of stockout
Fixed-Interval Benefits
Tight control of inventory items
Items from same supplier may yield savings
in:
Ordering
Packing
Shipping costs
Fixed-Interval Disadvantages
Requires a larger safety stock
Increases carrying cost
Costs of periodic reviews
Operations Strategy
Wise strategy
Reduce lot sizes
Reduce safety stock