ABC analysis begins with exact demand and unit cost for each item.

highlighted = computed this step

Item X demand

Item X has demand 10.

dX=10d_X=10
Item dataDemand and unit cost are pinned before annual dollar use is computed.item datademandunit costX106Y202W301Z54

Item X cost

Item X has unit cost 6.

cX=6c_X=6
Item dataDemand and unit cost are pinned before annual dollar use is computed.item datademandunit costX106Y202W301Z54

Item Y data

Item Y has demand 20 and unit cost 2.

dY=20cY=2d_Y=20\quad c_Y=2
Item dataDemand and unit cost are pinned before annual dollar use is computed.item datademandunit costX106Y202W301Z54

All items

The table pins every item before sorting or class labels appear.

all item data is pinned\text{all item data is pinned}
Item dataDemand and unit cost are pinned before annual dollar use is computed.item datademandunit costX106Y202W301Z54