Question: Operations Management --> Managerial Implications of EOQ. Can you explain what robust means here as well as how the 40-20-2 rule works ? I know

Operations Management --> Managerial Implications of EOQ.

Can you explain what robust means here as well as how the 40-20-2 rule works? I know parameters are like H or S. The image below is from my slides where I didn't understand it. Maybe you can reword the bullets so I can understand it better.

Operations Management --> Managerial Implications

The flatness of the cost curve implies that the EOQ figure is "robust" - Estimating holding cost is usually difficult the EOQ formula guarantees that the "optimal" order quantity is not very sensitive to errors in estimation. 40-20-2 Rule >> 40% error in one of the parameters 20% error in Qopt (the optimal order quantity)

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