Inventory Management Ques
Inventory Management Ques
1. Monthly demand for a component is 1000 units. Setting-up cost per batch is Rs. 120. Cost of
manufacture per unit is Rs. 20. Rate of interest may be considered at 10% p.a. Calculate the EBQ.
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2. M/s Kobo Bearings Ltd. is committed to supply 24,000 bearings per annum to M/s Deluxe Fans
on a steady daily basis. It is estimated that it costs 10 paisa as inventory holding cost per bearing
per month and that the setup cost per run of bearing manufacture is ` 324.
(a) What is the optimum run size for bearing manufacture?
(b) What should be the interval between the consecutive optimum runs?
(c) Find out the minimum inventory holding cost.
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3. The components A and B are used as follows: Normal usage 300 units per week each. Maximum
usage 450 units per week each. Minimum usage 150 units per week each. Re-order Quantity
A 2,400 units; B 3,600 units. Re-order period A - 4 to 6 weeks, B - 2 to 4 weeks.
Calculate for each component: (a) Re-order Level; (b) Minimum Level; (c) Maximum Level; (d)
Average Stock Level
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4. Two components A and B are used as follows: Normal usage = 50 per week each. Re-order
quantity = A – 300; B – 500. Maximum usage = 75 per week each. Minimum usage = 25 per week
each. Re-order period = A – 4 to 6 weeks; B – 2 to 4 weeks.
Calculate for each component a. Re-order Level b. Minimum Level c. Maximum Level d. Average
Stock Level
5. The monthly requirement of raw material for a company is 3000 units. The carrying cost is
estimated to be 20% of the purchase price per unit, in addition to ` 2 per unit. The purchase
price of raw material is ` 20 per unit. The ordering cost is ` 25 per order.
(i) You are required to find EOQ.
(ii) What is the total cost when the company gets a concession of 5% on the purchase price if it
orders 3000 units or more but less than 6000 units per month.
(iii) What happens when the company gets a concession of 10% on the purchase price when it
orders 6,000 units or more?
(iv) Which of the above three ways of orders the company should adopt?
6. M/s. Tubes Ltd. are the manufacturers of picture tubes of T.V. The following are the details of
their operation during 2001:
Average monthly market demand 2,000 tubes. Ordering cost ` 100 per order. Inventory carrying
cost 20% per annum. Cost of tubes ` 500 per tube. Normal usage 100 tubes per week. Minimum
usage 50 tubes per week. Maximum usage 200 tubes per week. Lead time to supply 6 – 8 weeks
Compute from the above:
(1) Economic order quantity. If the supplier is willing to supply quarterly 1,500 units at a
discount of 5%, is it worth accepting?
(2) Maximum level of stock.
(3) Minimum level of stock.
(4) Re-order level of stock.
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