Formula Review

  1. Calculating average transportation inventory (ATI):

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    where t = transit time in days and D = annual demand in units.

  2. Calculating inventory turnover and periods of supply:

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  3. Calculating target inventory (TI):

    TI = d(RP + L) + SS

    where d = average daily demand, RP = review period in days, and SS = safety stock.

  4. Calculating safety stock in a periodic review model:

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    Standard deviation of demand during review period and lead time:

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  5. Calculating reorder point without safety stock:

    R = dL

    where d = average daily demand and L = lead time in days.

  6. Calculating the economic order quantity (EOQ):

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    where D = annual demand, S = ordering cost, and H = holding cost.

  7. Calculating total costs:

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  8. Calculating the economic production quantity (EPQ)

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  9. Calculating total costs:

    where IMax is the maximum ...

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