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ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

The order size that minimizes the combined cost per unit of ordering and carrying inventory.

CONT

In mathematical inventory analysis, [the EOQ is] the optimal amount of stock to order when inventory is reduced to a level called the "reorder point."

OBS

economic order quantity; E.O.Q.: term and abbreviation standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

OBS

Compare to "optimum order size".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Quantité optimale qu'il convient de commander lorsque le stock est réduit à un niveau appelé «point de réapprovisionnement».

OBS

Cette quantité est déterminée au moyen de calculs qui tiennent compte, dans une recherche d'optimum, du coût de passation d'une commande, du coût de possession des stocks et de la demande totale pour l'article en cause.

Spanish

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