EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) Calculator
Find the most economical order quantity that balances ordering and holding costs.
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Economic order quantity
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Orders per year
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Total annual cost
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EOQ = √(2·Demand·OrderCost / HoldingCost).
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About this metric
What is it?
The order quantity that balances ordering cost against holding cost.
How is it calculated?
EOQ = √(2 × Annual demand × Order cost / Annual holding cost).
How to interpret it?
Below EOQ you order too often and expensively; above it, holding costs rise.
How to improve it?
Lower order cost via automation, manage holding cost, and level demand.
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