Operations Management – Formula Reference Sheet
Little’s Law: L = λ × W
Cycle Time = 1 / Flow Rate
Utilization = Flow Rate / Capacity
Flow Rate (R) = min(Demand, Capacity)
Capacity = 60 / Processing Time (if time in seconds)
Pipeline Inventory = Lead Time × Demand Rate
Ordering Cost = (D / Q) × Co
Carrying Cost = (Q / 2) × Cc
Total Cost = Inventory Carrying Cost + Cost of Ordering + Shortage Cost
Total Cost (Deterministic Demands): TC = (Q / 2 × Cc) + (D / Q × Co)
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) = √(2DS / H)
Number of Orders per Year = D / EOQ
Order Cycle = 365 / (D / EOQ)
Cost-Time Slope = (Crash Cost - Normal Cost) / (Normal Time - Crash Time)
Total Cost = Normal Cost + (Crash Cost Adjustments) - Indirect Cost