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Chapter 6
Inventory Control Models
To accompany
Quantitative Analysis for Management, Eleventh Edition,
by Render, Stair, and Hanna
Power Point slides created by Brian Peterson
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Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, students will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of inventory

control and ABC analysis.
2. Use the economic order quantity (EOQ) to
determine how much to order.
3. Compute the reorder point (ROP) in
determining when to order more inventory.
4. Handle inventory problems that allow
quantity discounts or non-instantaneous
receipt.

Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, students will be able to:
5. Understand the use of safety stock.

6. Describe the use of material requirements
planning in solving dependent-demand
inventory problems.
7. Discuss just-in-time inventory concepts to
reduce inventory levels and costs.
8. Discuss enterprise resource planning
systems.

Chapter Outline
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Importance of Inventory Control
6.3 Inventory Decisions
6.4 Economic Order Quantity: Determining How
Much to Order
6.5 Reorder Point: Determining When to Order
6.6 EOQ Without the Instantaneous Receipt
Assumption
6.7 Quantity Discount Models
6.8 Use of Safety Stock

Chapter Outline
6.9 Single-Period Inventory Models
6.10 ABC Analysis
6.11 Dependent Demand: The Case for
Material Requirements Planning
6.12 Just-in-Time Inventory Control
6.13 Enterprise Resource Planning

Introduction
■ Inventory is an expensive and important
asset to many companies.
■ Inventory is any stored resource used to
satisfy a current or future need.
■ Common examples are raw materials, work-
in-process, and finished goods.
■ Most companies try to balance high and low
inventory levels with cost minimization as a
goal.
■ Lower inventory levels can reduce costs.
■ Low inventory levels may result in stockouts and
dissatisfied customers.

Introduction
■ All organizations have some type of
inventory control system.
■ Inventory planning helps determine what
goods and/or services need to be produced.
■ Inventory planning helps determine whether
the organization produces the goods or
services or whether they are purchased from
another organization.
■ Inventory planning also involves demand
forecasting.

Introduction
Inventory planning and control
Planning on What
Forecasting Controlling
Inventory to Stock
Parts/ Inventory
and How to Acquire
Product Levels
It
Demand
Feedback Measurements
to Revise Plans and
Forecasts
Figure
6.1
Importance of Inventory Control
■ Five uses of inventory:

■ The decoupling function
■ Storing resources
■ Irregular supply and demand
■ Quantity discounts
■ Avoiding stockouts and shortages
■ Decouple manufacturing processes.
■ Inventory is used as a buffer between stages
in a manufacturing process.
■ This reduces delays and improves efficiency.

■ Storing resources.
■ Seasonal products may be stored to satisfy
off-season demand.
■ Materials can be stored as raw materials, work-
in-process, or finished goods.
■ Labor can be stored as a component of
partially completed subassemblies.
■ Compensate for irregular supply and
demand.
■ Demand and supply may not be constant over
time.
■ Inventory can be used to buffer the variability.
■ Take advantage of quantity discounts.

■ Lower prices may be available for larger
orders.
■ Extra costs associated with holding more
inventory must be balanced against lower
purchase price.
■ Avoid stockouts and shortages.
■ Stockouts may result in lost sales.
■ Dissatisfied customers may choose to buy
from another supplier.

Inventory Decisions
■ There are two fundamental decisions in
controlling inventory:
■ How much to order.
■ When to order.
■ The major objective is to minimize total
inventory costs.
■ Common inventory costs are:
■ Cost of the items (purchase or material cost).
■ Cost of ordering.
■ Cost of carrying, or holding, inventory.
■ Cost of stockouts.

Inventory Cost Factors
ORDERING COST FACTORS CARRYING COST FACTORS
Developing and sending purchase orders Cost of capital
Processing and inspecting incoming
Taxes
inventory
Bill paying Insurance
Inventory inquiries Spoilage

Utilities, phone bills, and so on, for the
Theft
purchasing department
Salaries and wages for the purchasing
Obsolescence
department employees
Supplies, such as forms and paper, for the Salaries and wages for warehouse
purchasing department employees
Utilities and building costs for the
warehouse
Supplies, such as forms and paper, for the
warehouse
Table 6.1
Inventory Cost Factors
■ Ordering costs are generally independent of
order quantity.
■ Many involve personnel time.
■ The amount of work is the same no matter the
size of the order.
■ Carrying costs generally varies with the
amount of inventory, or the order size.
■ The labor, space, and other costs increase as the
order size increases.
■ The actual cost of items purchased can vary
if there are quantity discounts available.

Economic Order Quantity
■ The economic order quantity (EOQ) model

is one of the oldest and most commonly
known inventory control techniques.
■ It is easy to use but has a number of
important assumptions.
■ Objective is to minimize total cost of
inventory.

Economic Order Quantity
Assumptions:
1. Demand is known and constant.
2. Lead time is known and constant.
3. Receipt of inventory is instantaneous.
4. Purchase cost per unit is constant
throughout the year.
5. The only variable costs are the cost of
placing an order, ordering cost, and the cost
of holding or storing inventory over time,
holding or carrying cost, and these are
constant throughout the year.
6. Orders are placed so that stockouts or
shortages are avoided completely.
Inventory Usage Over Time
Inventory
Level
Order Quantity = Q =
Maximum Inventory Level
Minimum
Inventory
0
Time
Figure
6.2
Inventory Costs in the EOQ Situation
Computing Average Inventory
INVENTORY LEVEL
DAY BEGINNING ENDING AVERAGE
April 1 (order received) 10 8 9
April 2 8 6 7
April 3 6 4 5
April 4 4 2 3
April 5 2 0 1
Maximum level April 1 = 10 units
Total of daily averages = 9 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 25
Number of days = 5
Table 6.2
Average inventory level = 25/5 = 5 units
Mathematical equations can be developed using:

Q = number of pieces to order
EOQ = Q* = optimal number of pieces to order
D = annual demand in units for the inventory
item
Co = ordering cost of each order
Ch = holding or carrying cost per unit per year
Number of Ordering
Annual ordering cost = orders placed cost per
× per year order

Mathematical equations can be developed using:

Q = number of pieces to order
EOQ = Q* = optimal number of pieces to order
D = annual demand in units for the inventory
item
Ch = holding or carrying cost per unit per year
Average Carrying
Annual holding cost = inventory cost per unit
× per year

Total Cost as a Function of Order Quantity

Cos
t Curve of Total Cost
of Carrying
Minimum and Ordering
Total
Cost
Carrying Cost
Curve
Ordering Cost Curve
Figure
6.3 Optimal Order Quantity
Order
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Finding the EOQ
According to the graph, when the EOQ
assumptions are met, total cost is minimized when
annual ordering cost equals annual holding cost.
Solving for Q

Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Model
Summary of equations:

Sumco Pump Company
■ Sumco Pump Company sells pump housings to

other companies.
■ The firm would like to reduce inventory costs by
finding optimal order quantity.
■ Annual demand = 1,000 units
■ Ordering cost = $10 per order
■ Average carrying cost per unit per year = $0.50

Sumco Pump Company
Total annual cost = Order cost + Holding cost

Sumco Pump Company
Input Data and Excel QM formulas for the
Sumco Pump Company Example
Program
6.1A
Sumco Pump Company
Excel QM
Solution for
the Sumco
Pump
Company
Example
Program
6.1B
Purchase Cost of Inventory Items
■ Total inventory cost can be written to include the
cost of purchased items.
■ Given the EOQ assumptions, the annual
purchase cost is constant at D × C no matter the
order policy, where
■ C is the purchase cost per unit.
■ D is the annual demand in units.
■ At times it may be useful to know the average
dollar level of inventory:

Purchase Cost of Inventory Items
■ Inventory carrying cost is often expressed as an
annual percentage of the unit cost or price of the
inventory.
■ This requires a new variable.
Annual inventory holding charge

I=
as a percentage of unit price or cost
■ The cost of storing inventory for one year is then
thus
,
Sensitivity Analysis with the
EOQ Model
■ The EOQ model assumes all values are know and
fixed over time.
■ Generally, however, some values are estimated
or may change.
■ Determining the effects of these changes is
called sensitivity analysis.
■ Because of the square root in the formula,
changes in the inputs result in relatively small
changes in the order quantity.

Sensitivity Analysis with the
EOQ Model
■ In the Sumco Pump example:
■ If the ordering cost were increased four times

from $10 to $40, the order quantity would only
double
■ In general, the EOQ changes by the square root

of the change to any of the inputs.

Reorder Point:
Determining When To Order
■ Once the order quantity is determined,
the next decision is when to order.
■ The time between placing an order and its
receipt is called the lead time (L) or
delivery time.
■ When to order is generally expressed as a
reorder point (ROP).
Demand Lead time for a

ROP = ×
per day new order in days
=d×
L
Procomp’s Computer Chips
■ Demand for the computer chip is 8,000 per year.

■ Daily demand is 40 units.
■ Delivery takes three working days.
= d × L = 40 units per day × 3

ROP
days
= 120 units
■ An order based on the EOQ calculation is placed
when the inventory reaches 120 units.
■ The order arrives 3 days later just as the
inventory is depleted.

Reorder Point Graphs
Figure
6.4
EOQ Without The Instantaneous
Receipt Assumption
■ When inventory accumulates over time, the
instantaneous receipt assumption does not apply.
■ Daily demand rate must be taken into account.
■ The revised model is often called the production
run model.
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Annual Carrying Cost for
Production Run Model
■ In production runs, setup cost replaces ordering
cost.
■ The model uses the following variables:
Q = number of pieces per order, or

production run
Cs = setup cost
Ch = holding or carrying cost per unit
per year
p = daily production rate
d = daily demand rate
t = length of production run in days

Maximum inventory level
= (Total produced during the production run)
– (Total used during the production run)
= (Daily production rate)(Number of days
production)
– (Daily demand)(Number of days production)
= (pt ) – (dt )
sinc Total produced = Q =
e pt
we
know
Maximum
inventory
level
Since the average inventory is one-half the maximum:
an
d

Annual Setup Cost for
Setup cost replaces ordering cost when a product
is produced over time.
replaces

Determining the Optimal
Production Quantity
By setting setup costs equal to holding costs, we
can solve for the optimal order quantity
Annual holding cost = Annual setup

cost
Solving for Q, we get

Summary of equations

Brown Manufacturing
Brown Manufacturing produces

commercial refrigeration units in batches.
Annual demand = D = 10,000 units

Setup cost = Cs = $100
Carrying cost = Ch = $0.50 per unit per year
Daily production rate = p = 80 units daily
Daily demand rate = d = 60 units daily
1. How many units should Brown produce in each batch?

2. How long should the production part of the cycle last?

Brown Manufacturing Example
1 2
. .

Brown Manufacturing
Excel QM Formulas and Input Data for the Brown
Manufacturing Problem
Program
6.2A
Brown Manufacturing
The Solution Results for the Brown Manufacturing
Problem Using Excel QM
Program
6.2B

Quantity Discount Models
■ Quantity discounts are commonly available.
■ The basic EOQ model is adjusted by adding in the
purchase or materials cost.
Total cost = Material cost + Ordering cost + Holding

cost
wher
e D = annual demand in units
C = cost per unit
Ch = holding or carrying cost per unit per
year
■ Quantity discounts
Because unit are
costcommonly available.
is now variable,
■ The basic EOQ model is adjusted by adding in the
Holding cost = Ch = IC
purchase or materials cost.
I = holding cost as a percentage of the unit cost (C)
Total cost = Material cost + Ordering cost + Holding
cost
wher
e D = annual demand in units
C = cost per unit
Ch = holding or carrying cost per unit per
year
■ A typical quantity discount schedule can look
like the table below.
■ However, buying at the lowest unit cost is not
always the best choice.
DISCOUNT DISCOUNT DISCOUNT

NUMBER QUANTITY DISCOUNT (%) COST ($)
1 0 to 999 0 5.00
2 1,000 to 1,999 4 4.80
3 2,000 and over 5 4.75
Table 6.3

Total cost curve for the quantity discount model
Total TC Curve for Discount 3
Cost TC Curve for
$ Discount 1
TC Curve for Discount 2
EOQ for Discount 2
Figure
6.6 0 1,00 2,00
0 0
Order
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Brass Department Store
■ Brass Department Store stocks toy race cars.
■ Their supplier has given them the quantity
discount schedule shown in Table 6.3.
■ Annual demand is 5,000 cars, ordering cost is $49, and
holding cost is 20% of the cost of the car
■ The first step is to compute EOQ values for each
discount.

Brass Department Store Example
■ The second step is adjust quantities below the

allowable discount range.
■ The EOQ for discount 1 is allowable.
■ The EOQs for discounts 2 and 3 are outside the
allowable range and have to be adjusted to the
smallest quantity possible to purchase and
receive the discount:
Q1 = 700
Q2 =
1,000
Q3 =
2,000
The third step is to compute the total cost for each

quantity.
ANNUAL ANNUAL ANNUAL
UNIT ORDER MATERIAL ORDERING CARRYING
DISCOUNT PRICE QUANTIT COST ($) COST ($) COST ($)
NUMBER (C) Y ( Q) = DC = (D / Q) C o = (Q/2)Ch TOTAL ($)
1 $5.00 700 25,000 350.00 350.00 25,700.00
2 4.80 1,000 24,000 245.00 480.00 24,725.00
3 4.75 2,000 23,750 122.50 950.00 24,822.50
The final step is to choose the alternative with the

lowest total cost.
Table 6.4
Excel QM’s Formulas and the Input Data for the Brass
Department Store Quantity Discount Problem
Program
6.3A

Excel QM’s Solution to the Brass Department
Store Problem
Program
6.3B

Use of Safety Stock
■ If demand or the lead time are uncertain,

the exact ROP will not be known with
certainty.
■ To prevent stockouts, it is necessary to
carry extra inventory called safety stock.
■ Safety stock can prevent stockouts when
demand is unusually high.
■ Safety stock can be implemented by
adjusting the ROP.

Use of Safety Stock
■ The basic ROP equation is
ROP =d×L
d = daily demand (or average daily
demand)
L = order lead time or the number of
working days it takes to deliver an
order (or average lead time)
■ A safety stock variable is added to the equation
to accommodate uncertain demand during lead
time
ROP = d × L + SS
where
SS = safety stock
Use of Safety Stock
Figure
6.7
ROP with Known Stockout Costs
■ With a fixed EOQ and an ROP for placing orders,

stockouts can only occur during lead time.
■ Our objective is to find the safety stock quantity
that will minimize the total of stockout cost and
holding cost.
■ We need to know the stockout cost per unit and
the probability distribution of demand during
lead time.
■ Estimating stockout costs can be difficult as
there may be direct and indirect costs.

Safety Stock with Unknown
Stockout Costs
■ There are many situations when stockout costs
are unknown.
■ An alternative approach to determining safety
stock levels is to use a service level.
■ A service level is the percent of time you will not
be out of stock of a particular item.
Service level = 1 – Probability of a stockout

or
Probability of a stockout = 1 – Service level

Safety Stock with the Normal
Distribution
ROP = (Average Demand During Lead Time) + ZσdLT
Safety Stock = ZσdLT
Where:
Z = number of standard deviations for a given

service level
σdLT = standard deviation of demand during lead
time

Hinsdale Company
■ Inventory demand during lead time is normally
distributed.
■ Mean demand during lead time is 350 units with
a standard deviation of 10.
■ The company wants stockouts to occur only 5%
of the time.
μ = Mean demand = 350

σdLT = Standard deviation = 10
X = Mean demand + Safety 5% Area of
stock Normal Curve
SS = Safety stock = X – μ = Zσ SS
μ= X=?
Figure 350
6.8
Hinsdale Company Example
■ From Appendix A we find Z = 1.65
■ Solving for safety stock:
SS = 1.65(10) = 16.5 units, or 17

units
X = ROP = 350+16.5 = 366.5 units
5% Area of
Normal Curve
Figure SS
6.9
μ= X=?
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Hinsdale Company
■ Different safety stock levels will be generated for
different service levels.
■ However, the relationship is not linear.
■ You should be aware of what a service level is costing
in terms of carrying the safety stock in inventory.
■ The relationship between Z and safety stock can
be developed as follows:
1. We know
that 4. So we
2. We also know that SS = X – μ have SS =
Zσ
3. = Z(10)
Thus
Hinsdale Company
Safety Stock at different service levels
SERVICE Z VALUE FROM SAFETY STOCK
LEVEL (%) NORMAL CURVE TABLE (UNITS)
90 1.28 12.8
91 1.34 13.4
92 1.41 14.1
93 1.48 14.8
94 1.55 15.5
95 1.65 16.5
96 1.75 17.5
97 1.88 18.8
98 2.05 20.5
99 2.33 23.3
Table 6.5
99.99 3.72 37.2

Hinsdale Company
Service level versus annual carrying costs
This graph was
developed for a
specific case, but
the general shape of
the curve is the
same for all service-
level problems.
Figure
6.9

Calculating Lead Time
Demand and Standard
Deviation
■ There are three situations to
consider:
■ Demand is variable but lead time is
constant.
■ Demand is constant but lead time is
variable.
■ Both demand and lead time are variable.

Demand and Standard
Deviation
Demand is variable but lead time is
constant:
Where:

Demand and Standard
Deviation
Demand is constant but lead time is
variable:
Where:

Demand and Standard
Deviation
Both demand and lead time are
variable.
Notice that this is the most general case and that

the other two cases can be derived from this
formula.

Hinsdale Company
Suppose for product SKU F5402, daily demand is
normally distributed, with a mean of 15 units and a
standard deviation of 3. Lead time is exactly 4
days. To maintain a 97% service level, what is the
ROP, and how much safety stock should be
carried?
ROP = 15(4)+1.88(3*2)
= 60 + 11.28
=71.28
So the average demand during lead time is 60

units, and safety stock is 11.28 units.
Hinsdale Company
Suppose for product SKU B7319, daily demand is
constant at 25 units per day, but lead time is
normally distributed, with a mean of 6 days and a
standard deviation of 3. To maintain a 98% service
level, what is the ROP?
ROP = 25(6)+2.05(25*3)
= 150+153.75
=303.75
So the average demand during lead time is 150

units, and safety stock is 153.75 units.
Hinsdale Company
Suppose for product SKU F9004, daily demand is
normally distributed, with a mean of 20 units and a
standard deviation of 4. Lead time is normally
distributed, with a mean of 5 days and a standard
deviation of 2 days. To maintain a 94% service
level, what is the ROP?
ROP = 100+1.55(40.99)
= 163.53
Calculating Annual Holding
Cost with Safety Stock
■ Under standard assumptions of
EOQ, average inventory is just Q/2.
■ So annual holding cost is: (Q/2)*Ch.
■ This is not the case with safety
stock because safety stock is not
meant to be drawn down.

Calculating Annual Holding
Cost with Safety Stock
Total annual holding cost = holding
cost of regular inventory + holding
cost of safety stock
Where:
THC = total annual holding cost
Q = order quantity
Ch = holding cost per unit per year
SS = safety stock

Excel QM Formulas and Input Data for
the Hinsdale Safety Stock Problems
Program
6.4A
Excel QM Solution to the
Hinsdale Safety Stock Problem
Program
6.4B

Single-Period Inventory Models
■ Some products have no future value beyond the

current period.
■ These situations are called news vendor
problems or single-period inventory models.
■ Analysis uses marginal profit (MP) and marginal
loss (ML) and is called marginal analysis.
■ With a manageable number of states of nature
and alternatives, discrete distributions can be
used.
■ When there are a large number of alternatives or
states of nature, the normal distribution may be
used.

Marginal Analysis with
Discrete Distributions
We stock an additional unit only if the expected
marginal profit for that unit exceeds the expected
marginal loss.
P =probability that demand will be greater
than or equal to a given supply (or the
probability of selling at least one
additional unit).
1–P= probability that demand will be less

than supply (or the probability that one
additional unit will not sell).

Marginal Analysis with
■ The expected marginal profit is P(MP) .
■ The expected marginal loss is (1 – P)(ML).
■ The optimal decision rule is to stock the
additional unit if:
P(MP) ≥ (1 – P)ML
■ With some basic manipulation:
P(MP) ≥ ML – P(ML)
P(MP) + P(ML) ≥ ML or
P(MP + ML) ≥ ML

Steps of Marginal Analysis with
1. Determine the value of for the

problem.
2. Construct a probability table and add a
cumulative probability column.
3. Keep ordering inventory as long as the
probability (P) of selling at least one additional
unit is greater than

Café du Donut
■ The café buys donuts each day for $4 per carton
of 2 dozen donuts.
■ Any cartons not sold are thrown away at the end
of the day.
■ If a carton is sold, the total revenue is $6.
■ The marginal profit per carton is.
MP = Marginal profit = $6 – $4 =
$2
■ The marginal loss is $4 per carton since cartons
can not be returned or salvaged.

Café du Donut’s Probability
Distribution
DAILY SALES PROBABILITY (P ) THAT DEMAND
(CARTONS OF DOUGHNUTS) WILL BE AT THIS LEVEL
4 0.05
5 0.15
6 0.15
7 0.20
8 0.25
9 0.10
10 0.10
Total 1.00
Table 6.6

Café du Donut Example
Step 1. Determine the value of for the
decision rule.
Step 2. Add a new column to the table to reflect

the probability that doughnut sales will be
at each level or greater.

Marginal Analysis for Café du
Donut
DAILY SALES PROBABILITY (P ) THAT PROBABILITY (P ) THAT

(CARTONS OF DEMAND WILL BE AT DEMAND WILL BE AT
DOUGHNUTS) THIS LEVEL THIS LEVEL OR GREATER
4 0.05 1.00 ≥ 0.66
5 0.15 0.95 ≥ 0.66
6 0.15 0.80 ≥ 0.66
7 0.20 0.65
8 0.25 0.45
9 0.10 0.20
10 0.10 0.10
Total 1.00
Table 6.7
Café du Donut Example
Step 3. Keep ordering additional cartons as

long as the probability of selling at least
one additional carton is greater than P,
which is the indifference probability.
P at 6 cartons = 0.80 > 0.67

Marginal Analysis with the
Normal Distribution
■ We first need to find four values:
1. The average or mean sales for the product, μ

2. The standard deviation of sales, σ
3. The marginal profit for the product, MP.
4. The marginal loss for the product, ML.
■ We let X * = optimal stocking level.

Steps of Marginal Analysis with the
Normal Distribution
1. Determine the value of for the

problem.
2. Locate P on the normal distribution (Appendix
A) and find the associated Z-value.
3. Find X * using the relationship:
to solve for the resulting stocking

policy:

Joe’s Stocking Decision for
the Chicago Tribune
■ Demand for the Chicago Tribune at Joe’s
Newsstand averages 60 papers a day with a
standard deviation of 10.
■ The marginal loss is 20 cents and the marginal
profit is 30 cents.
Step 1. Joe should stock the Tribune as long
as the probability of selling the last unit is at
least ML/(ML + MP):
Let P = 0.40.
the Chicago Tribune
Step 2. Using the normal distribution in Figure
6.10, we find the appropriate Z value
Z = 0.25 standard deviations from the mean
Area under the Curve is 1 – 0.40 =
0.60 ( Z = 0.25) Mean Daily
Sales
Area under the Curve is 0.40
μ= X* X = Demand
Figure
50
6.10
Optimal Stocking Policy (62 Newspapers)

the Chicago Tribune
Step 3. In this problem, μ = 60 and σ = 10, so
or
X * = 60 + 0.25(10) = 62.5, or 62 newspapers
Joe should order 62 newspapers since the

probability of selling 63 newspapers is
slightly less than 0.40

the Chicago Tribune
■ The procedure is the same when P > 0.50.
■ Joe also stocks the Chicago Sun-Times.
■ Marginal loss is 40 cents and marginal profit is
10 cents.
■ Daily sales average 100 copies with a standard
deviation of 10 papers.
■ From Appendix A:
Z = – 0.84 standard deviations from the mean

the Chicago Tribune
With μ = 100 and σ =
10
Area under the

or Curve is 0.40
( Z = – 0.84)
X * = 100 – 0.84(10)
= 91.6, or 91
newspapers
Figure 6.11 μ= X = Demand

X*
100
Optimal Stocking Policy (91 Newspapers)
ABC Analysis
■ The purpose of ABC analysis is to divide the
inventory into three groups based on the overall
inventory value of the items.
■ Group A items account for the major portion of
inventory costs.
■ Typically about 70% of the dollar value but only 10% of
the quantity of items.
■ Forecasting and inventory management must be done
carefully.
■ Group B items are more moderately priced.
■ May represent 20% of the cost and 20% of the quantity.
■ Group C items are very low cost but high volume.
■ It is not cost effective to spend a lot of time managing
these items.

Summary of ABC Analysis
INVENTORY DOLLAR INVENTORY ARE QUANTITATIVE CONTROL

GROUP USAGE (%) ITEMS (%) TECHNIQUES USED?
A 70 10 Yes
B 20 20 In some cases
C 10 70 No
Table 6.8

Dependent Demand: The Case for
■ All the inventory models discussed so far

have assumed demand for one item is
independent of the demand for any other
item.
■ However, in many situations items
demand is dependent on demand for one
or more other items.
■ In these situations, Material Requirements
Planning (MRP) can be employed
effectively.

Dependent Demand: The Case for
■ Some of the benefits of MRP are:

1. Increased customer service levels.
2. Reduced inventory costs.
3. Better inventory planning and scheduling.
4. Higher total sales.
5. Faster response to market changes and shifts.
6. Reduced inventory levels without reduced
customer service.
■ Most MRP systems are computerized, but
the basic analysis is straightforward.

Material Structure Tree
■ The first step is to develop a bill of materials
(BOM).
■ The BOM identifies components, descriptions,
and the number required for production of one
unit of the final product.
■ From the BOM we can develop a material
structure tree.
■ We use the following data:
■ Demand for product A is 50 units.
■ Each A requires 2 units of B and 3 units of C.
■ Each B requires 2 units of D and 3 units of E.
■ Each C requires 1 unit of E and 2 units of F.

Material structure tree for Item A
Leve
A
l
0
1 B(2 C(3
) )
2 D(2 E(3 E(1 F(2)

) ) )
Figure
6.12
■ It is clear from the three that the demand for B, C,

D, E, and F is completely dependent on the
demand for A.
■ The material structure tree has three levels: 0, 1,
and 2.
■ Items above a level are called parents.
■ Items below any level are called components.
■ The number in parenthesis beside each item
shows how many are required to make the item
above it.

We can use the material structure tree and the
demand for Item A to compute demands for the other
items.
Part B: 2 × number of A’s = 2 × 50 = 100.

Part C: 3 × number of A’s = 3 × 50 = 150.
Part D: 2 × number of B’s = 2× 100 = 200.
Part E: 3 × number of B’s + 1 × number of C’s
= 3 × 100 + 1× 150 = 450.
Part F: 2 × number of C’s = 2 × 150 = 300.

Gross and Net Material
Requirements Plan
■ Once the materials structure tree is done, we
construct a gross material requirements plan.
■ This is a time schedule that shows:
■ when an item must be ordered when there is no
inventory on hand, or
■ when the production of an item must be started in order
to satisfy the demand for the finished product at a
particular date.
■ We need lead times for each of the items.
Item A – 1 weekItem D – 1 week

Item B – 2 weeks Item E – 2 weeks
Item C – 1 weekItem F – 3 weeks
Gross Material Requirements Plan
for 50 Units of A
Week
1 2 3 4 5 6
Required Date 50
A Lead Time = 1 Week
Order Release 50
Required Date 100

B Lead Time = 2 Weeks
Order Release 100
Required Date 150

C Lead Time = 1 Week
Order Release 150
Required Date 200

D Lead Time = 1 Week
Order Release 200
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Required Date Figure150
300 102
Net Material Requirements Plan
A net material requirements plan can be

constructed from the gross materials requirements
plan and the following on-hand inventory
information:
ITEM ON-HAND INVENTORY

A 10
B 15
C 20
D 10
Table 6.9 E 10
F 5
■ Using this data we can construct a plan

that includes:
■ Gross requirements.
■ On-hand inventory.
■ Net requirements.
■ Planned-order receipts.
■ Planned-order releases.
■ The net requirements plan is constructed
like the gross requirements plan.

for 50 Units of A
Week Lead
Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time
A Gross 50 1
On-Hand 10 10
Net 40
Order Receipt 40
Order Release 40
B Gross 80A 2
On-Hand 15 15
Net 65
Order Receipt 65
Order Release
Figure 65
6.14(a)
for 50 Units of A
Week Lead
Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time
C Gross 120A 1
On-Hand 20 10
Net 100
Order Receipt 100
Order Release 100
D Gross 130B 1
On-Hand 10 10
Net 120
Order Receipt 120
Order
Figure Release
6.14(b) 120

for 50 Units of A
Week Lead
Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time
E Gross 195B 100C 2

On-Hand 10 10 0
Net 185 100
Order Receipt 185 100
Order Release 185 100
F Gross 200C 3
On-Hand 5 5
Net 195
Order Receipt 195
Order Release 195
Figure
6.14(c)
Two or More End Products
■ Most manufacturing companies have more than

one end item.
■ In this example, the second product is AA and it
has the following material structure tree:
A
A
D(3 F(2)
)
■ If we require 10 units of AA, the gross
requirements for parts D and F can be computed:
Part D: 3 × number of AA’s = 3 × 10 = 30
Part F: 2 × number of AA’s = 2 × 10 = 20

Two or More End Products
■ The lead time for AA is one week.

■ The gross requirement for AA is 10 units in week
6 and there are no units on hand.
■ This new product can be added to the MRP
process.
■ The addition of AA will only change the MRP
schedules for the parts contained in AA.
■ MRP can also schedule spare parts and

components.
■ These have to be included as gross requirements.

Net Material Requirements
Plan, Including AA
Figure
6.15

Just-in-Time (JIT) Inventory
Control
■ To achieve greater efficiency in the
production process, organizations have
tried to have less in-process inventory on
hand.
■ This is known as JIT inventory.
■ The inventory arrives just in time to be
used during the manufacturing process.
■ One technique of implementing JIT is a
manual procedure called kanban.

Just-in-Time Inventory Control
■ Kanban in Japanese means “card.”

■ With a dual-card kanban system, there is a
conveyance kanban, or C-kanban, and a
production kanban, or P-kanban.
■ Kanban systems are quite simple, but they
require considerable discipline.
■ As there is little inventory to cover
variability, the schedule must be followed
exactly.

4 Steps of Kanban
1. A user takes a container of parts or inventory
along with its C-kanban to his or her work area.
When there are no more parts or the container is
empty, the user returns the container along with
the C-kanban to the producer area.
2. At the producer area, there is a full container of
parts along with a P-kanban.
The user detaches the P-kanban from the full
container and takes the container and the C-
kanban back to his or her area for immediate
use.

4 Steps of Kanban
3. The detached P-kanban goes back to the
producer area along with the empty container
The P-kanban is a signal that new parts are to be
manufactured or that new parts are to be placed
in the container and is attached to the container
when it is filled .
4. This process repeats itself during the typical
workday.

The Kanban System
P-kanban C-kanban
and and
Container Container
4 1
Producer Storage User

Area Area Area
3 2
Figure
6.16

Enterprise Resource Planning
■ MRP has evolved to include not only the materials

required in production, but also the labor hours,
material cost, and other resources related to
production.
■ In this approach the term MRP II is often used and
the word resource replaces the word requirements.
■ As this concept evolved and sophisticated
software was developed, these systems became
known as enterprise resource planning (ERP)
systems.

■ The objective of an ERP System is to reduce

costs by integrating all of the operations of a firm.
■ Starts with the supplier of materials needed and
flows through the organization to include
invoicing the customer of the final product.
■ Data are entered only once into a database where
it can be quickly and easily accessed by anyone
in the organization.
■ Benefits include:
■ Reduced transaction costs.
■ Increased speed and accuracy of information.

■ Drawbacks to ERP:
■ The software is expensive to buy and costly to
customize.
■ Small systems can cost hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
■ Large systems can cost hundreds of millions.
■ The implementation of an ERP system may
require a company to change its normal
operations.
■ Employees are often resistant to change.
■ Training employees on the use of the new
software can be expensive.

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Chapter 6

Inventory Control Models

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1. Understand the importance of inventory

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5. Understand the use of safety stock.

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■ Five uses of inventory:

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■ Take advantage of quantity discounts.

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Inventory inquiries Spoilage

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■ The economic order quantity (EOQ) model

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Computing Average Inventory

Mathematical equations can be developed using:

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Mathematical equations can be developed using:

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Total Cost as a Function of Order Quantity

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■ Sumco Pump Company sells pump housings to

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Total annual cost = Order cost + Holding cost

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Annual inventory holding charge

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■ If the ordering cost were increased four times

■ In general, the EOQ changes by the square root

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Demand Lead time for a

■ Demand for the computer chip is 8,000 per year.

= d × L = 40 units per day × 3

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Q = number of pieces per order, or

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Annual holding cost = Annual setup

Solving for Q, we get

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Brown Manufacturing produces

Annual demand = D = 10,000 units

1. How many units should Brown produce in each batch?

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Total cost = Material cost + Ordering cost + Holding

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