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This overview defines key inventory management concepts within operations, including raw material, work-in-process, finished goods, and MRO inventories. It outlines inventory analysis methods like ABC analysis and cycle counting, alongside holding, ordering, and setup costs. The document also touches on inventory control models such as EOQ and probabilistic models, providing a foundational understanding of inventory management principles. It's a useful quick reference for students and professionals seeking to grasp inventory management terminology and techniques, and its role in optimizing supply chain operations.
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Raw material inventory - ANSWER materials that are usually purchased buthave yet to enter the manufacturing process
work-in-process (WIP) inventory - ANSWER products or components that areno longer raw materials but have yet to become finished products
MRO - ANSWER maintenance, repair, and operating materials finished-goods inventory - ANSWER an end item ready to be sold, but still anasset on the company's books.
ABC analysis - ANSWER a method for dividing on-hand inventory into threeclassifications based on annual dollar volume.
cycle counting - ANSWER a continuing reconciliation of inventory withinventory records
shrinkage - ANSWER retail inventory that is unaccounted for between receiptand sale.
pilferage - ANSWER a small amount of theft holding cost - ANSWER the cost to keep or carry inventory in stock. ordering cost - ANSWER the cost of the ordering process setup cost - ANSWER the cost to prepare a machine or process forproduction
setup time - ANSWER the time required to prepare a machine or process forproduction
economic order quantity (EOQ) model - ANSWER an inventory-controltechnique that minimizes the total of ordering and holding costs
robust - ANSWER giving satisfactory answers even with substantial variationin the parameters
have little or no value at the end of a sales period. fixed-quality system (Q) - ANSWER an ordering system with the same orderamount each time
perpetual inventory system - ANSWER a system that keeps track of eachwithdrawal or addition to inventory continuously, so records are always current. fixed-period system (P) - ANSWER a system in which inventory orders aremade at regular time intervals
we can sell it and trade it - ANSWER inventory is a transferable asset, whatdoes this mean?
raw materials - ANSWER basic form of inventory turn our inputs into outputs - ANSWER what do we do with our inventory? by how critical it is - ANSWER how are we going to list our products?
cycle counting - ANSWER a continuing reconciliation of inventory records storing - ANSWER we need to keep track of our inventory cycles because________ it costs us money
shrinkage - ANSWER retail inventory that is unaccounted for between receiptand sale
setup cost - ANSWER the cost to prepare a machine or process forproduction
ordering cost - ANSWER the cost of the ordering process