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Glossary Supply Chain / Term

economic order quantity (EOQ)

A lot size model that attempts to balance the costs associated with placing individual orders with the costs of carrying inventory. Defined as the square root of: 2 X annual demand X ordering cost divided by inventory carrying cost (as a %) x unit cost.

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