Materials Manager

Yes, through the use of forecasts inventory levels can be set to meet the demands while keeping levels as low as possible.

Procurement Process starts with gathering requirements, then creating a purchase requisition and then we create a formal document that has to be sent to vendor i.e. purchase order. After this goods will be supplied by vendor and goods receipt is done along with invoice verification. Then vendor is paid for supplied goods and services.

The EOQ works if its four assumptions match the case it is used on. The assumptions are: A. Annual demand, carrying costs and ordering costs can be estimated. B. Inventory level is divided by 2, no safety stock, goods used uniformly and are gone by next order. C. Stock-out, customer responsiveness and other costs not considered. D. No quantity discounts.

EOQ stands for Economic Order Quantity.