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Objective inventory management
Strike a balance between inventory investment in customer service
two importance is of inventory
One of the most expensive the most expensive asset,Operations managers must balance inventory investment and customer service
purpose of intentory
supprt business strategy and ops, ensure inventory practices support financial objectives, balance customer service, ops efficitioncy, and inventory investment cost objectives
fcns of inventory
provide section of goods for anticipated demand, decouple, take advantage of quantity discounts, hedge against inflation or possible shortages
the only good reason for carrying inventory beyond current needs
less than cost not to carry it
all types of inventory
raw materials, WIP, Maintainance/ repair/ operating, finished goods
raw material
purchased but not processed
WIP
undergone some change but not compelted, a fcn of cycle time for product
Maintainance/ repair/ operating
necessary to keep machinery and processes productive
finished goods
completed product awaiting shipment
ways of managing inventory
How inventory items can be classified. How accurate inventory records can be maintained. How can inventory accuracy be improved
ABC analysis
Divides in inventory into three classes based on annual dollar volume class A, class B, class C
ABC classification steps
rank part numbers by annual dollar usage in descending order, calc cumulative dollar usage and add up, calc cumulative percent, calc cumulative percentage of items in ascending order, Determine classifications
Other criteria other than Annual dollar value may be used
High shortage or holding costs, anticipated engineering changes, delivery problems, Quality problems
Record accuracy
Accurate records are critical ingredient in production and inventory systems
Periodic systems
Require regular checks of inventory
Perpetual inventory
Tracks receipts and other subtractions On a continuing basis
Record accuracy
Incoming and outgoing record keeping must be accurate,Stockroom should be secure,Necessary to make process decisions about ordering, scheduling, and shipping
Cycle Counting
Items are counted and records updated on a periodic basis
Advantages to cycle counting
Reduce shutdowns and interruptions
Reduce annual inventory adjustment



Trained personnel on inventory accuracy
Maintains accurate inventory records
Allows causes for Error to be identified and corrected
Control service inventories
Can be a critical component of profitability.Losses may come from shrinkage
Independent demand
Demand for the item is independent of the demand for any other item in inventory
Dependent demand
Demand for items that is dependent on The demand for some other item in inventory
What do you need determine about inventory models
When to order and how much to order
Inventory models
Economic order quantity, production order quantity model, quantity discount model
Holding costs
Cost of carrying or holding inventory over time
Ordering cost
Cost of placing an order or receiving goods
Set up costs
cost to prepare a machine or process for manufacturing order
Objective of EOQ
Minimize total cost
How to minimize costs
Minimize inventory costs,Optimal order size,Reduce total cost
EOQ model
demand is known, constant, an independent
Leadtime is known her constant
Receipt of inventory is instantaneous and complete
Quantity discounts are not possible
Only verbal costs are set up
Stockouts can be completely avoided
Production order quantity model
Used when inventory build up over a period of time after an order is placed
Use when units are produced and sold simultaneously
Quantity discount model
Produced prices are often Available when larger quantities are produced
Trade-off is between Reduce products cost and increase holding
steps for analyzing quantity discount
For each discount calculate Q
IF Q a discount doesn't qualify choose the lowest possible quantity
Compute the total cost for Q or just you from step two
Select the Q that gives the lowest total cost