Chapter 13 Inventory Management Report
Chapter 13 Inventory Management Report
Chapter 13 Inventory Management Report
INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
THE PROCESS OF ORDERING, STORING, USING, AND SELLING A COMPANY'S
RAW MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, AND FINISHED PRODUCTS.
The total cost curve reaches its minimum where the carrying and
ordering costs are equal
QUANTITY DISCOUNT MODEL
Quantity Discount
Price reduction for larger orders offered to customers to
induce them to buy in large quantities
WHEN TO REORDER
Reorder Point
When the quantity on hand of an item drops to
this amount, the item is reordered.
Determinants of the reorder point
a. The rate of demand
b. The lead time
c. The extent of demand and/or lead time
variability
d. The degree of stockout risk acceptable to
management
REORDER POINT: UNDER CERTAINTY
Demand or lead time uncertainty creates the possibility that demand will be
greater than available supply
To reduce the likelihood of a stockout, it becomes necessary to carry safety
stock
SAFETY STOCK
Stock that is held in excess of expected demand due to variable demand
and/or lead time
SAFETY STOCK
As the amount of safety
stock carried increases, the
risk of stock out decreases.
This improves customer
service level
Service Level
The probability that
demand will not exceed
supply during lead time
Service level = 100% -
Stock out Risk
HOW MUCH SAFETY STOCK
The amount of safety stock that is appropriate for a given situation
depends upon:
a. The average demand rate and average lead time
b. Demand and lead time variability
c. The desired service level
REORDER POINT
The ROP based on a normal distribution of lead time demand
REORDER POINT: DEMAND UNCERTAINTY