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Economic Order Quantity

Introduction
Economic order quantity is the level of inventory that minimizes the total inventory holding costs and ordering costs. The framework used to determine this order quantity is also known as Wilson EOQ Model. The model was developed by F. W. Harris in But still R. H. Wilson is given credit for his early in-depth analysis of the model.

EOQ is the point at which inventory carrying cost are equal to order costs. There are three types of costs: Ordering costs. Carrying costs. Procurement Costs.

EOQ Assumptions
Demand is assumed to be known with certainly.

The size of each order is constant.


The procurement cost is assumed to be linearly related to the number of order.

The time between placement of the order and the receipt of the order is known and constant.
The receipt of inventory is instantaneous

the cost of the placing an order and the cost of holding or storing inventory overtime.

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