INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

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INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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? Highlight the

need for and nature of inventory ? Explain the techniques of inventory management ? Focus on the need for analyzing inventory problem as an investment decision ? Discuss the process for managing inventory

Nature of Inventory
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? Stocks

of manufactured products and the material that make up the product. ? Components:
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raw materials work-in-process finished goods stores and spares (supplies)

Need for Inventories
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? Transaction

motive ? Precautionary motive ? Speculative motive

Objectives of Inventory Management
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? To

maintain a large size of inventories of raw material and work-in-process for efficient and smooth production and of finished goods for uninterrupted sales operations. To maintain a minimum investment in inventories to maximize profitability.

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An effective inventory management should:
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? ensure

a continuous supply of raw materials, to facilitate uninterrupted production ? maintain sufficient stocks of raw materials in periods of short supply and anticipate price changes ? maintain sufficient finished goods inventory for smooth sales operation, and efficient customer service. ? minimize the carrying cost and time, and ? control investment in inventories and keep it at an optimum level.

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Inventory Management Techniques
? Economic
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order quantity (EOQ)

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ordering costs: requisitioning, order placing, transportation, receiving, inspecting and storing, administration carrying costs: warehousing, handling, clerical and staff, insurance, depreciation and obsolescence ordering and carrying costs trade-off:
EOQ = 2AO c

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Inventory Management Techniques
? Reorder point
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under certainty

lead time ? average usage Reorder point = Lead time x average usage

Cont…
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? Reorder point
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under uncertainty

safety stock Reorder point = (Lead time x average usage) + safety stock

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Inventory Investment Analysis
? Estimation

of incremental operating profit ? Estimation of incremental investment in inventory ? Estimation of the incremental rate of return (IRR) ? Comparison of the incremental rate of return with the required rate of return (RRR) ? Optimum inventory: IRR = RRR

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INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEMS
? ABC

Inventory Control System ? Just-in-Time (JIT) Systems ? Out-sourcing ? Computerized Inventory Control Systems

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Graphic Presentation of ABC Analysis

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Inventory Management Process
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state the inventory policy ? Create an inventory monitoring cell ? Management group for controlling purchases ? Periodic meetings between purchase, materials planning and production executives ? Monthly reviews of total inventory at plant/corporate level ? Dovetail inventory control to the total budgeting system ? Identify critical inventory items for closer scrutiny



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