The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model is a classical model used for controlling inventory and satisfying demand. Costs included in the model are holding cost per unit, ordering cost and the cost of goods ordered. The assumptions for that model are: only a single item is considered; the entire quantity ordered arrives at one time; the demand for the item is constant over time; no shortages are allowed.

uppose we relax the first assumption and allow for multiple items which are independent except for a budget restriction. The following model describes this situation:

Let Dj = annual demand for item j Cj = unit cost of item j Sj = cost per order placed for item j W = space required for item j W = the maximum amount of space available for all goods i = inventory carrying charge as a percentage of the cost per unit N = number of items The decision variables are Qj, the amount of item j to order. The model is: Minimize SjDj [C,D,+ / +10,1 2-1 s.t. =1WQ; SW Qj0 j = 1,2,...N