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Lot-for-Lot
Inventory Management

Lot-for-Lot (L4L)

Lot-for-Lot

Lot-sizing rule that orders exactly the net requirement for each planning period.

Examples

  1. 01With lot-for-lot, the planner orders exactly the 340 housings needed for next week, no more.
  2. 02The material planner uses lot-for-lot for expensive A items and reviews whether order costs are still acceptable.
  3. 03Moving 150 high-value parts to lot-for-lot cuts average stock on those items by 40 %.

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