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　　inventory management

　　Material Source: spring link Author: Floyd D. Hedrick

　　“Inventory” to many small business owners is one of the more visible and tangible aspects of doing business. Raw materials, goods in process and finished goods all represent various forms of inventory. Each type represents money Tied up until the inventory leaves the company as purchased products. Likewise, merchandise stocks in a retail store contribute to profits only when their sale puts money into the cash register. In a literal sense, inventory refers lo stocks of anything necessary lo do business. These stocks represent a large portion of the business investment and must be well managed in order to maximize profils. In facl, many small businesses cannot absorb the types of losses arising from poor inventory management. Unless invenlories are controlled, they are unreliable, inefficient and costly.

　　SUCCESSFUL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

　　Successful inventory management involves balancing the costs of inventory with the benefits of inventory. Many small business owners fail to appreciate fully the true costs of carrying inventory, which include not only direct costs of storage, insurance and taxes, but also the cost of money tied up in inventory. This fine line between keeping too much inventory and not enough is not the manager's only concern. Others include: Maintaining a wide assortment of stock ?? but not spreading the rapidly moving ones too thin: Increasing inventory turnover - but not sacrificing the service level: Keeping slock low - but not sacrificing service or performance. Obtaining lower prices by making volume purchases -- but not ending up with slow-moving invenlory: and having an adequate invemory on hand - but not gelling caught with obsolete items.

　　The degree of success in addressing these concerns is easier to gauge for some than for others. For example, computing the inventory turnover ratio is a simple measure of managerial performance. This value gives a rough guideline by which managers can set goals and evaluate performance, but it must be realized that the turnover rate varies with the function ol' inventory, the type of business and how the ratio is calculated (whether on sales or cost of goods sold). Average inventory turnover ratios for individual industries can be obtained from trade associations.

　　One of the most important aspects of inventory control is to have the items in stock at the moment they are needed. This includes going into the market to buy the goods early enough

　　to ensure delivery at the proper time. Thus, buying requires advance planning to determine inventory needs for each time period and then making the commitments without procrastination.

　　For retailers, planning ahead is very crucial. Since they offer new items for sale months before the actual calendar date for the beginning of the new season, it is imperative that buying plans be formulated, early enough to allow for intelligent buying without any last minute panic purchases. The main reason for this early offering for sale of new items is that the retailer regards the calendar date for the beginning of Ihe new season as the merchandise date for ihe end of the old season. For example, many retailers view March 21 as the end of the spring season, June 21 as the end of summer and December 21 as Ihe end of winter.

　　Part of your purchasing plan must include accounting for the depletion of the inventory. Before a decision can be made as to the level of inventory lo order, you must determine how long the inventory you have in stock will last.

　　For instance, a retail firm must formulate a plan to ensure the sale of the greatest number of units. Likewise, a manufacturing business must formulate a plan to ensure enough inventory is on hand for production of a finished product.

　　In summary, the purchasing plan detail: When commitments should be placed: When the first delivery should be received; When the inventory should be peaked; When reorders should no longer be placed: and When the item should no longer be in stock.

　　Well planned purchases affect the price, delivery and availability of products for

　　sale.

　　CONTROLLING YOUR INVENTORY

　　To maintain an in-stock position of wanted items and to dispose of unwanted items, it is necessary to establish adequate controls over inventory on order and inventory in stock. There are several proven methods for inventory control. They are listed below, from simplest to most complex. Visual control enables the manager to examine the inventory visually to determine if additional inventory is required. In very small businesses where this method is used, records may not be needed at all or only for slow moving or expensive items. Tickler control enables the manager to

　　physically count a small portion of the inventory each day so that each segment of the inventory is counted every so many days on a regular basis. Click sheet control enables the manager to record the item as il is used on a sheel of paper. Such information is then used for reorder purposes. Stub control (used by retailers) enables the manager to retain a portion of the price ticket when the item is sold. The manager can then use the stub to record the item that was sold.

　　As a business grows, it may find a need for a more sophisticated and technical form of inventory control. Today, the use of computer systems to control inventory is far more feasible for small business than ever before, both through the widespread existence of computer service organizations and the decreasing cost of small-sized computers. Often the justification for such a computer-based system is enhanced by the fact that company accounting and billing procedures can also be handled on the computer.

　　Point-of-sale terminals relay information on each item used or sold. The manager receives information printouts at regular intervals for review and action.

　　Off-line point-of-sale terminals relay information directly to the supplier's computer who uses the information to ship additional items automatically to the buyer/inventory manager.

　　The final method for inventory control is done by an outside agency. A manufacturer's representative visits the large retailer on a scheduled basis, takes Ihe stock count and writes the reorder. Unwanted merchandise is removed from stock and returned lo Ihe manufacturer Ihrough a predetermined, authorized procedure.

　　A principal goal for many of the methods described above is to determine the minimum possible annual cost of ordering and stocking each item. Two major control values are used: 1) the order quantity, that is, the size and frequency of order: and 2) the reorder point, that is, the minimum stock level at which additional quantities are ordered. The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) formula is one widely used method of computing the minimum annual cost for ordering and stocking each item. The EOQ computation takes into account the cost of placing an order, the annual sales rate, the unit cost、and the cost of carrying invenlory. Many books on management practices describe the EOQ model in detail.

　　DEVELOPMENTS IN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

　　In recenl years, two approaches have had a major inipacl on inventory management: Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Just-In-Time (JIT and

　　Kanban). Their application is primarily within manufacturing but suppliers might find new requirements placed on them and sometimes buyers of manufactured items will experience a difference in delivery.