{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Inventory Carrying Cost Calculations","description":"Inventory carrying cost calculations quantify all expenses a company incurs by holding stock over a defined period. The four main components are capital costs (the opportunity cost of money tied up in inventory), storage and handling costs (facility rent, labor, equipment), service costs (insurance, applicable taxes), and risk costs covering obsolescence, shrinkage, and damage. Supply chain managers and buyers rely on this figure to determine economically sound order quantities and to evaluate w","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/inventory-carrying-cost-calculations","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T11:07:01.933005","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inventory-carrying-cost.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/inventory-carrying-cost-calculations","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Inventory Carrying Cost Calculations · Inventory carrying cost calculations quantify all expenses a company incurs by holding stock over a defined period. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inventory-carrying-cost.asp"}