41 C.F.R. § 101-27.405   Criteria for elimination.


Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management


Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 101–27—INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Subpart 101–27.4—Elimination of Items From Inventory

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§ 101-27.405   Criteria for elimination.

Inactive items, items which no longer qualify as standby, and slow-moving items which are readily available, when needed, from Government or commercial sources shall be eliminated from inventory. The determination of a slow-moving item shall be based on a comparison of the costs for continuing to maintain it in stock as opposed to the costs for ordering it from outside sources each time it is requested. This comparison shall also consider any difference in price and transportation costs for each alternative. In the absence of criteria for stockage of an item developed and used by an agency, the desired results will be obtained through application of the following table:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Minimum                                                              number of                                                            requests per    Orders per year under economic order quantity (EOQ)        year to                                                               justify                                                            continuation                                                              in stock------------------------------------------------------------------------12 and over...............................................           2411........................................................           2210........................................................           209.........................................................           188.........................................................           167.........................................................           146.........................................................           125.........................................................           104.........................................................            83 and under...............................................            7------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: Except for the low dollar infrequently ordered item, which  requires a higher minimum, an item should be discontinued from stock  if the number of requests for it is less than twice its order  frequency under EOQ. For example, an item ordered six times per year  under EOQ should have at least 12 requests per year to continue  stockage. For 11 requests, it would cost less to order each time it  was requested.
  --------------------------------------------------------------11 orders at $5  $55 per orderUnder EOQ:  6 orders at    $30   $5 per order  Holding cost   30   (equal to   ordering   cost).......                ------------------------------------------------  Total          60------------------------------------------------------------------------

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