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Inventory Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Goods are purchased from suppliers and the first pool of inventory investment that need management forms - the quantity and variety of items in the pool should be times to meet the need for their use by the firm






2. Minimum rate of return expected on new investments






3. As you move up in the supply chain...






4. Often a lot of conflict when it comes to inventory decisions - sub optimization problems (managers only looking out for their own departments)






5. Have most complex and difficult inventory problems






6. Materials are used by manufacturing and fill a second pool of work in process - this pool must be managed in relation to the capacity of the facility






7. Constant vs variable - independent vs dependent






8. The cost associated with the money tied up in inventory and the cost associated with maintaining it in storage - usually expresses as a percentage of items value






9. Each pool requires synchronization of the rate of flow into and from it - no pool can be controlled without respect to the others - problems in one pool will effect all others - raises question of how much to order at any given time and when to pl






10. Balance is key - concentration may be on one objective at certain times and on another at other times depending on needs of the firm - company policy should emphasize the need to focus on the total cost to the firm - bad idea to have lots of cash






11. Units taken from inventory - can be categorized by: 1) size (magnitude/quality - constant vs variable and deterministic vs unknown vs probabilistic) 2) rate (def size over a period of time) 3) pattern (how demand is withdrawn from inventory - be






12. The cost associated with the money tied up in inventory and the cost associated with maintaining it in storage - usually expressed as a percentage of items value - includes capital costs - storage space costs - inventory service costs and invento






13. Usually a firm's largest expenditure






14. 1) stock of material on hand at a given time (tangible assets that can be seen - measured - and counted) 2) utilized assets waiting for sale of use






15. Sacrificed in exchange for buying needed machines






16. Should be in charge of all materials-relatied functions including: purchasing - transportation - storage - production control - and inventory - ; they must be viewed on same level as finance - marketing - engineering - ext






17. Working stock - anticipation stock - safety stock - pipeline stock - decoupling stock - psychic stock






18. A customers order cannot be met - backorder costs - present profit loss - future profit loss






19. Inventory build up to cope with expected changes; reasons for carrying: seasonal surges - promotional items - scheduled stoppage - seasonal disruptions (weather - supply - ect) - other expected issues (possible labor shortages during contract n






20. Are associated with the operation of an inventory system and result from action or inaction - they are the basic economics parameters to any inventory decision model (purchase cost - order set up cost - stock our cost - and holding cost)






21. Limitations placed on inventory systems - ex: space constraints - capital - facility - equipment - personal - management policies and administrative decisions






22. Internal vs external






23. What purpose does inventory serve? working stock - anticipation stock (seasonal stock) - safety (buffer) stock - pipeline stock - decoupling stock - psychic stock






24. Run out of material or supplies - production stopping - deadlines not met






25. Includes associated insurance cost (ex insurance for fire and theft) and associated taxes ( can vary substantially from location to location - as much as 0% to 20% of value of goods held in inventory)






26. Purchase economies - production economies - transportation economies - hedging against increasing materials cost - smooth production and stabilize manpower levels when seasonality is an issue






27. Those cost that vary with the amount of inventory in the short run






28. Cost of the facility - material handling (labor and energy) - maintenance cost - and some utility cost






29. Associated insurance cost - associated taxes






30. Single order vs repetitive order






31. Involves controlling the flow of materials into and out of a system - a big timing problem






32. The cost associated with a foregone alternative use of the capital - that is - the benefits that could have been obtained from that alternative - usually the largest component of the inventory carrying cost - usually set to the value of the firms






33. It takes time to make a product - but consumers want them on demand






34. Repetiveness - source of supply - type of demand - type of lead time - type of inventory






35. As items are completed - they enter another pool-finihsed goods - this pool must be controlled with regard to external demand






36. The cost associated with a foregone alternative use of the capital - that is - the benefits that could have been obtained from that alternative






37. Inventory held in advance of requirements - reasons for carrying: economies of scale (or batching economies) - price (quantity) discounts - transportation rates - production economies






38. The cost for the item as it is laced in inventory - unit purchase cost (if obtained externally and includes delivery and transportation costs) - unit production cost (if made in house and includes labor - material and overhead costs)






39. Purchase - oder cost or set up cost - stock out cost - and inventory holding costs (aka inventory carrying costs)






40. Often everybody's concern - but nones responsibility






41. Often divided up over all departments each with its own agenda: purchasing-raw materials and purchased items - manufacturing-work in progress - marketing-finished goods and distribution - it is usually best to give responsibility for all inventory






42. Demands - replenishments - constraints - and costs






43. One firms finished goods may be another firms supplies or raw materials






44. Often short on cash because what little they have they devote to growth






45. Includes cost of obsolescence (equal to the original cost-salavage cost) - damage cost - and shrinkage (theft) cost






46. Capital costs - storage space costs - inventory service cost - inventory risk cost






47. Allows one part of the system to be isolated from the next






48. Externally (aka supply line inventory)-orders place but not yet received (orders being processed and orders in transit) - internally-work in progress - reasons for carrying: time/distance - work in process inventory






49. Production does not need to be geared directly to this; it is not faced to adapt to the necessities of production






50. If the firm uses a warehouse or distributor centers - there must be additional pools of finished inventory