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Chapter 10: Inventory
• Types of Inventory and Demand
• Availability
• Cost vs. Service Tradeoff
• Pull vs. Push
• Reorder Point System
• Periodic Review System
• Joint Ordering
• Number of Stocking Points
• Investment Limit
• Just-In-Time
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Chapter 10: Inventory
• Skip the following:– Single-Order Quantity: pp. 322-323– Lumpy Demand: pp. 344-345, – Box 10.23 Application: pp. 347-348, – Poisson Distribution: pp. 356-357)
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Inventory
• Inventory includes:– Raw materials, Supplies, Components, Work-in-progress,
Finished goods.
• Located in:– Warehouses, Production facility, Vehicles, Store shelves.
• Cost is usually 20-40% of the item value per year!
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Why Keep Inventories?
• Positive effects:– Economies of scale in production & transportation.
– Coordinate supply and demand.
– Customer service.
– Part of production.
• Negative Effects:– Money tied up could be better spent elsewhere.
– Inventories often hide quality problems.
– Encourages local, not system-wide view.
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Types of Inventories
• Regular (cycle) stock: to meet expected demand between orders.
• Safety stock: to protect against unexpected demand.– Due to larger than expected demand or longer than expected lead
time.– Lead time=time between placing and receiving order.
• Pipeline inventory: inventory in transit.
• Speculation inventory: precious metals, oil, etc.
• Obsolete/Shrinkage stock: out-of-date, lost, stolen, etc.
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Types of Demand
• Perpetual (continual): – Mean and standard deviation (or variance) of demand are known (or can be
calculated).– Use repetitive ordering.
• Seasonal or Spike: – Order once (or a few time) per season.
• Lumpy: hard to predict.– Often standard deviation > mean.
• Terminating: – Demand will end at known time.
• Derived (dependent): – Depends on demand for another item.
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Performance Measures
• Turnover ratio:
• Availability:– Service Level = SL– Fill Rate = FR– Weighted Average Fill Rate = WAFR
Annual demand
Average inventoryTurnover ratio =
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Measuring Availability: SL
• Want product available in the right amount, in the right place, at the right time.
• For 1 item: SLi = Service Level for item iSLi = Probability that item i is in stock.
= 1 - Probability that item i is out-of-stock.
Expected number of units out of stock/year for item iAnnual demand for item i
SLi = 1 -
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Measuring Availability: FR and WAFR
• For 1 order of several items: FRj = Fill Rate for order jFRj = Product of service levels for items ordered.
• For all orders: WAFR (Weighted Average Fill Rate)– Sum over all orders of (FRj) x (frequency of order j).
FRj = SL1 x SL2 x SL3 x ...
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WAFR Example
• Example: 3 items – I1 (SL=0.98); I2 (SL = 0.90); I3 (SL = 0.95)
Order Frequency FR Freq.xFRI1 0.4 0.98 0.392I1,I2,I2 0.1 0.98x0.90x0.90=0.7938 0.07938I1,I3 0.2 0.98x0.95=0.931 0.1862I1,I2,I3 0.3 0.98x0.90x0.95=0.8379 0.25137
WAFR = 0.90895
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Fundamental Tradeoff
• Level of Service vs. Cost
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Fundamental Tradeoff
• Level of Service (availability) vs. Cost
• Higher service levels -> More inventory.-> Higher cost.
• Higher service levels -> Better availability.-> Fewer stockouts.-> Higher revenue.
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Inventory Costs
• Procurement (order) cost: – To prepare, process, transmit, handle order.
• Carrying or Holding cost: – Proportional to amount (average value) of inventory.– Capital costs - for $ tied up (80%). – Space costs - for space used.– Service and risk costs - insurance, taxes, theft, spoilage, obsolecence, etc.
• Out-of-stock costs (if order can not be filled from stock).– Lost sales cost - current and future orders.– Backorder cost - for extra processing, handling, transportation, etc.
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Fundamental Cost Tradeoff
Inventory carrying cost vs. Order & Stockout cost
• Larger inventory -> Higher carrying costs.
• Larger inventory -> Fewer larger orders.-> Lower order costs.
• Larger inventory -> Better availability. -> Few stockouts.
-> Lower stockout costs.
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Retail Stockouts
On average 8-12% of items are not available!
• Causes:– Inadequate store orders.
– Not knowing store is out-of-stock.
– Poor promotion forecasting.
– Not enough shelf space.
– Backroom inventory not restocked.
– Replenishment warehouse did not have enough • True for only 3% of stockouts.
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Pull vs. Push Systems
• Pull:– Treat each stocking point independent of others. – Each orders independently and “pulls” items in.– Common in retail.
• Push: – Set inventory levels collectively.– Allows purchasing, production and transportation economies
of scale.– May be required if large amounts are acquired at one time.
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Push Inventory Control
• Acquire a large amount.
• Allocate amount among stocking points (warehouses) based on:– Forecasted demand and standard deviation.– Current stock on hand.– Service levels.
• Locations with larger demand or higher service levels are allocated more.
• Locations with more inventory on hand are allocated less.
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Push Inventory Control
TRi = Total requirements for warehouse i
NRi = Net requirements at i
Total excess = Amount available - NR for all warehouses
Demand % = (Forecast demand at i)/(Total forecast demand)
Allocation for i = NRi + (Total excess) x (Demand %)
= Forecast demand at i + Safety stock at i
= Forecast demand at i + z x Forecast error at i
= TRi - Current inventory at i z is from Appendix A
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Push Inventory Control Example
Allocate 60,000 cases of product among two warehouses based on the following data.
Current Forecast ForecastWarehouse Inventory Demand Error SL 1 10,000 20,000 5,000 0.90 2 5,000 15,000 3,000 0.98
35,000
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Push Inventory Control Example
Current Forecast Forecast DemandWarehouse Inventory Demand Error SL % 1 10,000 20,000 5,000 0.90 0.5714
2 5,000 15,000 3,000 0.98 0.4286 35,000
TR1 = 20,000 + 1.28 x 5,000 = 26,400TR2 = 15,000 + 2.05 x 3,000 = 21,150
NR1 = 26,400 - 10,000 = 16,400NR2 = 21,150 - 5,000 = 16,150
Total Excess = 60,000 - 16,400 - 16,150 = 27,450
Allocation for 1 = 16,400 + 27,450 x (0.5714) = 32,086 casesAllocation for 2 = 16,150 + 27,450 x (0.4286) = 27,914 cases
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Pull Inventory Control - Repetitive Ordering
• For perpetual (continual) demand.
• Treat each stocking point independently.
• Consider 1 product at 1 location.
Determine:
How much to order:
When to (re)order:
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Pull Inventory Control - Repetitive Ordering
• For perpetual (continual) demand.
• Treat each stocking point independently.
• Consider 1 product art 1 location.
Reorder Periodic
Determine: Point System Review System
How much to order: Q M-qi
When to (re)order: ROP T
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Reorder Point System
Order amount Q when inventory falls to level ROP.• Constant order amount (Q).• Variable order interval.
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Each increase in inventory is size Q.
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Periodic Review System
Order amount M-qi every T time units.
• Constant order interval (T=20 below).• Variable order amount.
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Receive 1st order
Place 1st order
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Place 2nd order
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Place 3rd order
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Each increase in inventory is size M-amount on hand.(M=90 in this example.)
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Place 2nd order
Receive 3rd order
Place 3rd order
LT1 LT2 LT3
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Optimal Inventory Control
• For perpetual (continual) demand.
• Treat each stocking point independently.
• Consider 1 product art 1 location.
Reorder Periodic
Determine: Point System Review System
How much to order: Q M-qi
When to (re)order: ROP T
Find optimal values for: Q & ROP or for M & T.
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D = demand (usually annual) d = demand rateS = order cost ($/order) LT = (average) lead timeI = carrying cost k = stockout cost
(% of value/unit time) P = probability of being inC = item value ($/item) stock during lead time
sd = std. deviation of demandsLT = std. deviation of lead times’d = std. deviation of demand during lead time
Q = order quantity N = number of orders/yearTC = total cost (usually annual)ROP = reorder pointT = time between orders
Inventory Variables
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No variability in demand and lead time (sd = 0, sLT = 0).Will never have a stock out.
Simplest Case - Constant demand and lead time
Invento
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Time
ROPQ
Suppose: d = 4/day and LT = 3 days
Then ROP = 12 (ROP = d x LT)
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Constant demand and lead timeIn
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Time
ROPQ
TC = Order cost + Inventory carrying cost
Order cost = N x S = (D/Q) x S
Carrying cost = Average inventory level x C x I
= (Q/2) x C x I
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Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)In
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Time
ROPQ
Select Q to minimize total cost.
Set derivative of TC with respect to Q equal to zero.
TC = QD S + IC 2
Q
0 = -Q2
D S +2IC
Q =IC
2DS
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Optimal OrderingIn
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Time
ROPQ
Economic order quantity:
Optimal number of orders/year:
Optimal time between orders:
Optimal cost:
TC = Q*D S + IC 2
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IC
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DQ*
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Example
D = 10,000/yearS = $61.25/orderI = 20%/yearC = $50/item
TC = Q*D S + IC 2
Q*
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IC = 2(10,000)(61.25)(0.2)(50)
= 350 units/order
=10,000
350(61.25) + (0.2)(50)
3502
= 1750 + 1750 = $3500/year
N = 10,000350
= 28.57 orders/year
T = 35010,000
= 0.035 years = 1.82 weeks
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Example - continuedQ* = 350 units/orderN = 28.57 orders/yearT = 1.82 weeks
This is not a very convenient schedule for ordering!
Suppose you order every 2 weeks:T = 2 weeks, so N = 26 orders/year
TC = QD S + IC 2
Q =10,000384.6
(61.25) + (0.2)(50)384.6
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= 1592.56 + 1923.00 = $3515.56/year
Q =DN
= 384.6 units/order (10% over EOQ)10,000
26=
Q = 384.6 is 9.9% over EOQ, but TC is only 0.4% over optimal cost!!!
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Q* = 350 TC = $3500/year
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Model is Robust
Changing Q by 20% increases cost by a few percent.
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Model is Robust
• A small change in Q (or N or T) causes very little increase in the total cost.– Changing Q by 10% increases cost < 1%.– Changing Q changes N=D/Q, T=Q/D and TC.– Changing N or T changes Q!
• A near optimal order plan, will have a very near optimal cost.
• You can adjust values to fit business operations.– Order every other week vs. every 1.82 weeks.– Order in multiples of 100 if required rather than Q*.
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Non-instantaneous Resupply
• Produce several products on same equipment.
• Consider one product.
p = production rate (for example, units/day)
d = demand rate (for example, units/day)
• Inventory increases slowly while it is produced.
• Inventory decreases once production stops.
• Stop producing this product when inventory is “large enough”.
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Inventory Level
Suppose: p = 10/day (while producing this product).
d = 3/day (for this product).
Put p-d = 7 in inventory every day while producing.
Remove d = 3 from inventory every day while not producing this product.
Invento
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Time
Produce Q Do not produce
Slope=7Slope=-3
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D = demand (usually annual) d = demand rateS = setup cost ($/setup) p = production rateI = carrying cost
(% of value/unit time)C = item value ($/item)
Assume d and p are constant (no variability).
Q = production quantity (in each production run) N = number of production runs (setups)/yearTC = total cost (usually annual)
Also want: Length of a production run (for example, in days)Length of time between runs (cycle time)
Variables
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Inventory LevelIn
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Time
Maximuminventory
Inventory pattern repeats:Produce Q units of product of interest.Then produce other products.
Every production run of Q units requires 1 setup.Find Q to minimize total cost.
Produce Q Do not produce
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Inventory LevelIn
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Time
Maximuminventory
TC = Setup cost + Inventory carrying cost
Setup cost = N x S = (D/Q) x S
Carrying cost = Average inventory level x C x I
= (Max. inventory/2) x C x I
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Maximum Inventory LevelIn
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Time
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Length of a production run = Q/p (days)
Max. inventory = (p-d) x Q/p = Q
Carrying cost = IC
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Optimum Production Run Size: QIn
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TC = QD S + IC 2
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Q =IC
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Select Q to minimize total cost.
Set derivative of TC with respect to Q equal to zero.
p-dp
p-dp
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Non-instantaneous Resupply Equations
TC = QD S + IC 2
Q p-dp
Q =IC
2DSp-dp
N = D/Q
Length of a production run = Q/p
Length of time between runs = Q/d
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Non-instantaneous Resupply Example
TC = 63,246 + 63,246 = $126,492/year
Every 7.91 days begin a 2.64 day production run.
Q =0.2x6000
2x5000x2000
60-2060
Q/p = 158.11/60 = 2.64 days
Q/d = 158.11/20 = 7.91 days
D=5000/year assume 250 days/yearI = 20%/yearS = $2000/setupC = $6000/unit p=60/day
First, calculate d=5000/250 = 20/day
= 158.11 units
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Adjust Values to Fit Business Cycles
Change cycle length to 8 days -> Q/d = 8 days
Then: Q = 160 unitsQ/p = 2.67 daysTC = 62,500 + 64,000 = $126,500/year
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Produce other products
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Cost is Insensitive to Small Changes
Change cycle length to 10 days=2 weeks (+26%)
Then: Q/d = 10 daysQ = 200 units Q/p = 3.33 daysTC = 50,000 + 80,000 = $130,000/year
TC is only 2.8% over minimum TC!
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Scheduling Multiple Products
Suppose 3 products are produced on the same equipment.Optimal values are:
P1: Q/d = 7.9 1 Q/p = 2.64
P2: Q/d = 13.4 Q/p = 4.8
P2: Q/d = 25.8 Q/p = 5.9
Adjust cycle lengths to a common value or multiple.
For example 8 days
P1: Q/d = 8 -> Q/p = 2.7
P2: Q/d = 12 -> Q/p = 4.3
P2: Q/d = 24 -> Q/p = 5.5
Now schedule 3 runs of P1, 2 runs of P2 and 1 run of P3 every 24 days.
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Scheduling Multiple Products - continued
P1: Q/d = 8 -> Q/p = 2.7
P2: Q/d = 12 -> Q/p = 4.3
P2: Q/d = 24 -> Q/p = 5.5
Now schedule 3 runs of P1, 2 runs of P2 and 1 run of P3 every 24 days.
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Idle
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Reorder Point System - Variability
Order amount Q when inventory falls to level ROP.
If demand or lead time are larger than expected -> stockout
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Variability
Variability in demand and lead time may cause stockouts.
d = mean demandsd = std. deviation of demand
LT = mean lead timesLT = std. deviation of lead time
s’d = std. deviation of demand during lead time
LT x sd2 + d2 x sLT
2s’d =
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Safety Stock
Use safety stock to protect against stockouts when demand or lead time is not constant.
Safety stock = z x s’d
z is from Standard Normal Distribution Table and is based on P = Probability of being in-stock during lead time.
ROP = expected demand during lead time + safety stock
= d x LT + z x s’d
Average Inventory Level (AIL) = regular stock + safety stockAIL =
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Special Cases
1. Constant lead time, variable demand: sLT = 0
2. Constant demand, variable lead time: sd = 0
3. Constant demand, constant lead time: sd = 0, sLT = 0
LT x sd2 s’d = = sd LT
d2 x sLT2s’d = = dsLT
s’d = 0
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Total Cost
TC = Order cost + Regular stock carrying cost
+ Safety stock carrying cost + Stockout cost
TC = QD S + IC 2
Q + ICz s’d +
QD k s’d E(z)
k = out-of-stock cost per unit short
s’d E(z) = expected number of units out-of-stock in one order cycle
E(z) = unit Normal loss integral
P -> z (from Appendix A) -> E(z) (from Appendix B)
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3 Cases
1. Stockout cost k is known; P is not known.
-> Calculate optimal P by repeating (1) and (2) until z does not change.
2. Stock cost k is not known; P is known.-> Can not use last term in TC.
3. Stockout cost k is known; P is known.-> Could use k to calculate optimal P.
P = 1 - Dk
QIC(1)
Q = IC2D[s + ks’dE(z)
(2)
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Reorder Point Example
D = 5000 units/year d = 96.15 units/weekS = $10/order sd = 10 units/week
C = $5/unitI = 20% per yearLT = 2 weeks (constant) sLT = 0
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Reorder Point Example - Case 1
D = 5000 units/year d = 96.15 units/weekS = $10/order sd = 10 units/week
C = $5/unitI = 20% per yearLT = 2 weeks (constant) sLT = 0
• k = $2/unit; P is not given
• Iterate to find optimal P.
Q =0.2x5
2x5000x10 = 316.23 units
s’d = sd LT = 14.14= 10 2
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Case 1 (continued) - Find best P
P = 1 - 5000(2)
316.23(0.2)5
Q = 0.2(5)2(5000)[10 + 2(14.14)0.0123
= 0.9684
z = 1.86 E(z) = 0.0123
= 321.68
P = 1 - 5000(2)
321.68(0.2)5
Q = 0.2(5)2(5000)[10 + 2(14.14)0.0126
= 0.9678
z = 1.85 E(z) = 0.0126
= 321.81
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Case 1 (continued)
P = 1 - 5000(2)
321.81(0.2)5= 0.9678
z = 1.85 E(z) = 0.0126
• z does not change, so STOP
Solution: Q = 322 z = 1.85 E(z) = 0.0126
TC = 155.28 + 161.00 + 26.16 + 5.53 = $347.97/year
ROP = d x LT + z x s’d = 96.15(2) + 1.85(14.14) = 218.46
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Reorder Point Example - Case 2
D = 5000 units/year d = 96.15 units/weekS = $10/order sd = 10 units/week
C = $5/unitI = 20% per yearLT = 2 weeks (constant) sLT = 0
• k is not known; P =90%
Q =0.2x5
2x5000x10 = 316.23 units s’d = 14.14 (as in Case 1)
Solution: z = 1.28
TC = 158.23 + 158.00 + 18.10 = $334.33/year
ROP = d x LT + z x s’d = 96.15(2) + 1.28(14.14) = 210.40
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Reorder Point Example - Case 3
D = 5000 units/year d = 96.15 units/weekS = $10/order sd = 10 units/week
C = $5/unitI = 20% per yearLT = 2 weeks (constant) sLT = 0
• k =$2/unit; P =90%
Q =0.2x5
2x5000x10 = 316.23 units s’d = 14.14 (as in Case 2)
Solution: z = 1.28
TC = 158.23 + 158.00 + 18.10 + 21.25 = $355.58/year
ROP = d x LT + z x s’d = 96.15(2) + 1.28(14.14) = 210.40
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Reorder Point Example - Case 3
• k =$2/unit; P =90%
Q = 316.23Solution:
TC = $355.58/year
ROP = 210.40
• Could use k=$2/unit to find optimal P
• It would be P = 96.78% as in Case 1!
• Order size would be slightly larger (322 vs. 316).
• Cost would be slightly less ($347.97 vs. $355.58).
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Reorder Point Example - Case 4
• Suppose we keep no safety stock
Q =0.2x5
2x5000x10 = 316.23 units
Solution:
TC = 158.23 + 158.00 + 0 + 178.50 = $494.73/year
ROP = d x LT = 96.15(2) = 192.30
• With no safety stock there is a stockout whenever demand during lead time exceeds expected amount (dxLT).
• Therefore: P = 0.5
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Reorder Point Example - Summary
Case k P Q ROP TC($/year)
1 2 .9678 322 218 347.97
2 - .90 316 210 334.33
3 2 .90 316 210 355.58
4 2 .50 316 192 494.73
• A small amount of safety stock can save a large amount!– Case 4 vs Case 3
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P and SL
• Suppose that on average:– There are 10 orders/year.– Each order is for 100 items (Q=100).– We are out-of-stock 2 items per year on one order.
P = probability of being in stock during lead time. = 1 - probability of being our-of-stock during lead time.
= 1 - 1/10 = 0.90
SL= Service level = % of items in-stock = 1 - % of items out-of-stock = 1 - 2/1000 = 0.998
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Expected number of units out-of-stock/year
Service Level - Reorder Point
Annual demand
SL= 1 - % of items out-of-stock
= 1 -
(D/Q) x s’d x E(z)
D= 1 -
s’d E(z)
Q= 1 -
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Service Levels for Cases 1-4
Case 1: SL = 1 -
Case 2: SL = 1 -
Case 3: SL = 1 -
Case 4: SL = 1 -
14.14(.0126)322
= 0.9994
14.14(.0475)316
= 0.9979
14.14(.0475)316
= 0.9979
14.14(.3989)316
= 0.9822
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Reorder Point Example - Summary
Case k P Q ROP TC($/yr) SL
1 2 .9678 322 218 347.97 .9994
2 - .90 316 210 334.33 .9979
3 2 .90 316 210 355.58 .9979
4 2 .50 316 192 494.73 .9822
• Note difference between P and SL!
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Out-of-Stock for Cases 1-4
Case 1: Out-of-stock: 3 items per year and 0.5 orders/year
SL = 0.9994 -> (1-.9994)x5000 = 3 items/yearP = 0.9678 -> (1-.9678)x5000/322 = 0.5 orders/year
Case 2 & 3: Out-of-stock: 10.5 items per year and 1.58 orders/year
SL = 0.9979 -> (1-.9979)x5000 = 10.5 items/yearP = 0.90 -> (1-.90)x5000/316 = 1.58 orders/year
Case 4: Out-of-stock: 89 items per year and 7.9 orders/year
SL = 0.98229 -> (1-.9822)x5000 = 89 items/yearP = 0.50 -> (1-.50)x5000/316 = 7.9 orders/year
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Lead Time Variability in Example
D = 5000 units/year d = 96.15 units/weekS = $10/order sd = 10 units/week
C = $5/unitI = 20% per yearLT = 2 weeks (constant)
Suppose sLT = 1.2 (not 0 as before)
Now:
For constant lead time (sLT = 0) s’d =14.14
Additional safety stock due to lead time variability = z(116.24-14.14)
LT x sd2 + d2 x sLT
2s’d = = 116.24
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Optimal Inventory Control
• For perpetual (continual) demand.
• Treat each stocking point independently.
• Consider 1 product art 1 location.
Reorder
Determine: Point System
How much to order: Q
When to (re)order: ROP