10.4 A company wishes to establish an EOQ for an item for which the annual demand is $800,000, the ordering cost is $32, and the cost of carrying inventory is 20%. Calculate the following: a. The EOQ in dollars. b. Number of orders per year. c. Cost of ordering, cost of carrying inventory, and total cost. d. Compare your answers to those in problem 10.3.

10.4 A company wishes to establish an EOQ for an item for which the annual demand is $800,000, the ordering cost is $32, and the cost of carrying inventory is 20%. Calculate the following: a. The EOQ in dollars. b. Number of orders per year. c. Cost of ordering, cost of carrying inventory, and total cost. d. Compare your answers to those in problem 10.3.

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

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Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Chapter16: Lean Supply Chain Management

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