| dc.description.abstract | Inventory has a big impact on company performance. Improper inventory
management can result in high total inventory cost. PT. XYZ is a fertilizer
distributor company that distributes 16 types of fertilizer to consumers in Karo
Regency, North Sumatra. Inventory system of fertilizers at PT. Fajar Fixed Jaya so
far does not have an inventory control method, but is only based on the result of
stock checking in the warehouse and past experience. This causes purchases to be
made continuously in small quantities, resulting in increased ordering costs. The
purpose of this study is to minimize inventory costs at PT. XYZ using the Economic
Order Quantity method and Wagner Within Algorithm method. The results of the
calculation of the total inventory cost of fertilizer in actual condition, with the
Economic Order Quantity method, and with the Wagner Within Algorithm method
are Rp. 230,486,180, Rp. 175,695,472, and Rp. 174,839,548. The results show that
the Wagner Within Algorithm method produces the most optimal total inventory
cost and saves costs of Rp. 55,646,632 or 24.14%. | en_US |
