{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)","description":"When companies set out to determine the order size that minimises total inventory costs, the Economic Order Quantity model—universally abbreviated EOQ—provides the calculation framework. Ordering costs, which cover administrative effort and processing, fall on a per-unit basis as order volume increases; holding costs, reflecting capital tied up in stock and warehouse expenditure, rise in line with average inventory levels. The EOQ sits at the crossover point of these two cost curves. The model r","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/economic-order-quantity-eoq","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T21:31:29.544301","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_order_quantity","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/economic-order-quantity-eoq","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) · When companies set out to determine the order size that minimises total inventory costs, the Economic Order Quantity model—universally abbreviated EOQ—provides the calculation framework. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_order_quantity"}