EOQ = 693 units

EOQ = 500 units

EOQ = 393 units

EOQ = 490 units

The effect of a single supplier failure on the entire chain.

The rapid acceleration of production when demand increases suddenly.

Small fluctuations in demand at the retail level causing increasingly larger fluctuations in orders upstream (wholesaler, distributor, manufacturer).

The use of safety stock to stabilize inventory levels. 

Designing marketing campaigns

Transforming inputs into valuable outputs

Maximizing taxes and tariffs

Outsourcing internal processes

Batch process

Jobbing process

Continuous process

Project process

Corporate strategy

Business strategy

Human resource strategy

Designing employee workspaces

Increasing working capital

Improving dependability and minimizing costs

Reducing product features

Input types are always consistent

Changes in quality and external elements are hard to account for

All goods are easy to quantify

Accurate data is always available

Operations

Marketing and Sales

Service

Technology Development

Depletion of resources

Stable demand

Marketing strategy

Fire or natural disaster