BIT 3414 Quiz 4 with complete
solutions graded A+ passed
What does inventory management attempt to do? - ANS ✔✔Minimize inventory costs over a
*window of time* by optimizing the decisions made when replenishing the inventory
What are the primary decisions in inventory management? - ANS ✔✔1) How much to order
2) When to order
What are the different inventory costs? - ANS ✔✔Carrying costs, ordering costs, and shortage
costs (stockout)
What are carrying costs? - ANS ✔✔Costs that increase linearly with the number of units in stock
- Carrying cost is proportional
- Total carrying cost is proportional to the number of units in inventory
- Represented as cost per unit per time, Cc
What are ordering costs? - ANS ✔✔Costs that increases linearly with the number of orders
- Cost of placing an order, Co
- Assume not proportional to order size
- Inverse relationship to carrying costs
solutions graded A+ passed
What does inventory management attempt to do? - ANS ✔✔Minimize inventory costs over a
*window of time* by optimizing the decisions made when replenishing the inventory
What are the primary decisions in inventory management? - ANS ✔✔1) How much to order
2) When to order
What are the different inventory costs? - ANS ✔✔Carrying costs, ordering costs, and shortage
costs (stockout)
What are carrying costs? - ANS ✔✔Costs that increase linearly with the number of units in stock
- Carrying cost is proportional
- Total carrying cost is proportional to the number of units in inventory
- Represented as cost per unit per time, Cc
What are ordering costs? - ANS ✔✔Costs that increases linearly with the number of orders
- Cost of placing an order, Co
- Assume not proportional to order size
- Inverse relationship to carrying costs