Inventory Management for Independent Demand

1. Inventory Managementfor Independent Demand Chapter 12

2. MGMT 326 Products & Processes Quality Assurance Planning & Control Foundations of Operations Facilities Linear Program- ming Product Design Managing Quality Managing Inventory Introduction Strategy Process Design Statistical Process Control Capacity and Location Managing Projects Facility Layout

3. Chapter Outline • Basic concepts • Objectives of inventory management • Dependent and independent demand • ABC inventory analysis • Inventory costs • Item costs • Holding costs • Order or setup costs • Shortage costs

4. Chapter Outline (2) • Inventory policy • Fixed order quantity method • Economic order quantity – the optimal fixed order quantity • Reorder point • Reorder point when demand is constant • Reorder point when demand is variable • Economic production quantity – the optimal production quantity

5. Objectives of Inventory Management • Maintain good customer service • Minimize inventory investment, consistent with the required level of customer service

6. Types of DemandDependent Demand • Demand for raw materials, component parts, and subassemblies used to make a finished product • Both the amount of demand and the date requireddepend on the production schedule

7. Types of Demand (2) Independent Demand • Any demand that is not used to meet a production schedule is called independent demand • Examples of independent demand: finished goods; retail and distributor inventories; service inventories; maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) inventories • MRO includes fuels, repair parts, office supplies, cleaning supplies

8. Dependent and Independent Demand: Types of Inventory Dependent demand: used to meet a production schedule in manufacturing Independent demand: not used to meet a production schedule Manufacturer Service Company Raw materials Finished goods Retail or distributor inventories Component parts MRO Work-in-process (WIP) Service inventories MRO

9. ABC Inventory Analysis • For an inventory item, the annual usage in dollars is (annual demand)x(cost per unit). • Annual demand is also called annual usage in units. • ABC inventory analysis divides inventory items into 3 categories: • A items usually account for 60-80% of annual usage and should be controlled most closely. • B items usually account for 20-35% of annual usage and require a moderate level of control • C items usually account for 5-15% of annual usage and require less control than other items.

10. The AAU Corp. is considering doing an ABC analysis on its entire inventory but has decided to test the technique on a small sample of 15 of its SKU’s. The annual usage and unit cost of each item is shown below © Wiley 2007

11. (A) First calculate the annual dollar volume for each item © Wiley 2007

12. B) List the items in descending order based on annual dollar volume. (C) Calculate the cumulative annual dollar volume as a percentage of total dollars. (D) Classify the items into groups © Wiley 2007

13. Relevant Inventory Costs Measurable Cost of Inventory = Order Costs for purchased items OR Setup Costs for items made by your company Shortage costs: Administrative & transportation costs related to back orders ItemCosts Holding Costs + + + Shortages and back orders result in lost sales and lost goodwill. These costs are relevant but hard to measure.

14. Item Costs • Item costs • For purchased items, the item cost is the purchase price, plus shipping • For work in process, the item cost is the cost of materials and labor used in the item • For finished goods, the item cost is the cost of goods sold.

15. Inventory Holding Costs • Inventory holding costs include capital costs, storage costs, and risk costs • Capital costs: • If inventory is financed with borrowed money, the capital cost is the interest rate paid • If inventory is financed from retained earnings, the capital cost is the opportunity cost of not putting the money into other investments • Storage costs: the costs of space, people, and equipment used in inventory storage

16. Inventory Holding Costs (2) • Risk costs: cost of taxes and insurance on inventory, damage, obsolescence, and theft • Inventory holding costs are usually computed as a percentage of item costs

17. Ordering and Setup Costs • For purchased items, ordering costs are the fixed costs associated with placing an order with a supplier • For items made internally, setup costs are used instead of order costs. The setup cost is the cost of work that must be done before production actually begins.

18. Shortage Costs • Administrative and transportation costs related to back orders • Lost good will and lost sales due to product shortages – hard to measure

19. Inventory Management Policies • An inventory management policy should determine • How much to order • When to order

20. Fixed Order Quantity Method • An inventory policy for independentdemand. Based on the following rules: • Order the same amount, Q, each time • Q is called the order quantity • Place an order when the amount in inventory gets down to the reorder point, R • Compute Q and R for each item.

21. Fixed Order Quantity Method (2)Relevant Costs • Assume • Quantity discounts are not available • Orders are placed early enough that shortages do not occur • Relevant costs • Order costs • Inventory holding costs

22. Fixed Order Quantity Method (3)Annual Inventory Cost Figure 12.2, page 430 Given: D = annual demand = 10,400 Weekly demand = 200 L = lead time = 1 week Q = order quantity = 600 Average inventory = (Q/2) = 600/2 = 300

23. Fixed Order Quantity Method (4)Notation • Q = order quantity • D = annual demand for the item • S = cost of placing one order • H = inventory holding cost per unit per year (commonly called holding cost) • L = lead time (time between order placement and order receipt) • R = reorder point • TC = annual cost of placing orders + annual cost of holding inventory

24. Fixed Order Quantity Method (5)Costs • Annual cost of placing orders = • Annual cost of holding inventory = • Total annual cost =

25. Economic Order Quantity • The economic order quantity (EOQ) is the fixed order quantity (Q) that minimizes the total annual costs of placing orders and holding inventory (TC).

26. Economic Order QuantityAssumptions • Demand (D) is known and constant • H is known and constant • Order costs (S) are constant • The order quantity arrives in a single shipment • No quantity discounts are available • All demand will be met (no shortages)

27. We want to minimize TC • D, S, and H are constant. TC is a function of Q.

28. Economic Order Quantity (3) Let Q* be the economic order quantity. Then For Q*, annual order cost = annual inventory cost

29. Simple Reorder Point • Use this method when daily demand is constant. • R = reorder point • d = daily demand (may have to compute this) • L = lead time (Caution: if lead time is given in weeks, convert this to days). • R = dL

30. Reorder Point with Safety Stock • Safety stock (SS) is extra inventory that is kept to meet unexpected demand. Reorder point without safety stock Reorder point with safety stock

31. Reorder Point with Safety Stock (2)How much safety stock (SS) ? • Reorder point with safety stock: • Service level is the probability of having enough inventory to meet demand during lead time • The probability of a stockout is (1 - service level) • Demand during lead time is normally distributed with mean and standard deviation sdL

32. Reorder Point with Safety Stock (2)How much safety stock (SS) ? z is the number of standard deviations required to meet the desired service level SS = zsdL Reorder point with safety stock: R = + zsdL

33. Reorder Point with Safety StockExample Given • D = annual demand = 10,000 • N = number of business days per year = 250 • The company operates 5 days per week • = average daily demand • sdL = standard deviation of demand during lead time = 20 • L = lead time = 1 week • Service level = 96% Find: reorder point with safety stock: R = + zsdL

34. Computing Reorder Point with Safety Stock • If average daily demand ( ) is not given, compute it. Note: = D/N and D = = 10,000/250 = 40 • If the lead time is given in weeks or months, compute lead time in days. L = 1 week = 1(5) = 5 days Note: 1 week is the number of days per week that the company operates. This may be 5, 6, or 7.

35. Computing Reorder Point with Safety Stock (2) • Find the z value for the service level (96%) Appendix B gives this area. Probability of a stockout = 1 – service level = 4% 50% 46% z

36. Computing Reorder Point with Safety Stock (3) • Find the z value for the service level (96%) (cont.) (a) Write the service level as a decimal 96% = 0.9600 (b) Subtract 0.5000 from the service level 0.9600 – 0.5000 = 0.4600 (c) Use the table in Appendix B, page 652, to find the area that is closest to 0.4600 The closest area in the table is 0.4599, which occurs when z = 1.75 Use z = 1.75

37. Computing Reorder Point with Safety Stock (4) • Compute R R = L+ zsdL = 40(5) + 1.75(20) = 200 + 35 = 235 Note: If the computation gives a fractional value, round up to nearest integer. Example: Computed R = 210.2  R = 211

38. Economic Production Quantity • Key question: How many units of a part or product should be made at one time? • The economic production quantity (EPQ) is the production quantity (lot size) that minimizes the total annual cost of setups and holding inventory.

39. Economic Production Quantity (2)Notation • Q = Amount to make (lot size) • D = annual demand for the item • d = daily demand for the item • p = daily production rate • S = cost of one setup • H = inventory holding cost per unit per year (commonly called holding cost) • TC = annual cost of setups + annual cost of holding inventory • The EPQ is the quantity that minimizes TC

40. Economic Production Quantity (3) Assumption: Daily demand < daily production. When the item is being made, some is sold or used to make a product. The remainder goes into inventory. When production stops, the inventory is used until there is no inventory left. Then production resumes. Ending inventory = beginning inventory + production - sales or usage

41. Economic Production Quantity (4) • Length of production run = Q/p • During production, d units are sold or used each day. (p – d) units go into inventory. Maximum inventory: Total cost: Economic production quantity (EPQ):

42. EOQ vs. EPQ • When to use economic order quantity (EOQ): • Demand is independent • Compute how much to order (order quantity) • When to use economic production quantity (EPQ): • Parts or products will be produced: demand is dependent • Compute how much to make at one time (production lot size)