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About This Book=xi
1. Inventory as Both a Tangible and an Intangible Object=1
Introduction=1
Inventory-Who Needs It?=1
Inventory Costs=2
The Purpose of Inventory=3
Types of Stock=4
Tracking the Paper=9
Electronic Data Interchange=14
Recap=15
Review Questions=16
2. Inventory as Money=19
Introduction=19
Accounting for Inventories=19
How Inventory Is Valued=20
Inventory on the Balance Sheet=22
Inventory on the Income Statement=23
Ratio Analyses and What They Mean=27
Obsolete Stock=31
Why You Have Been Told Not to Dispose of It=32
Problems with Convincing Decision Makers That "It's Gotta Go"=32
Arguments in Favor of Disposing of Dead Stock=34
Methods of Disposal=38
Carrying Cost And Purchasing=40
Recap=41
Review Questions=41
3. Physical Location and Control of Inventory=43
Introduction=43
Common Locator Systems=44
Memory Systems=47
Basic Concept-Memory Systems=47
Impace on Physical Space-Memory Systems=48
Pro-Memory Systems=48
Cons-Memory Systems=49
Fixed Location Systems=49
Basic Concept-Fixed Location Systems=49
Impace on Physical Space-Fixed Location Systems=49
Pro-Fixed Location Systems=53
Cons-Fixed Location Systems=55
Zoning Systems=57
Basic Concept-Zoning Systems=57
Impact on Physical Space-Zoning Systems=58
Pro-Zoning Systems=59
Cons-Zoning Systems=59
Random Location Systems=60
Basic Concept-Random Location Systems=60
Impact on Physical Space-Random Location Systems=60
Pro-Random Location Systems=62
Cons-Random Location Systems=62
Combination Systems=62
Basic Concept-Combination Systems=62
Common Item Pleacement Theories=65
Inventory Stratification=65
A-B-C Categorization=66
What the Matrix Shows=67
Creating the Matrix=69
Utilizing an SKU's Unloading/Loading Ratio=72
Family Grouping=73
Pros-Family Grouping=74
Cons-Family Grouping=74
Using Inventory Stratification and Family Grouping Together=75
Special Considerations=75
Location Addresses and SKU Identifiers=76
Significance-76
Keys to Effectively Tying Together SKUs and Location Addersses=78
Clearly Mark Items with a SKU Indentifier;Clearly Mark Items with a Unit of Measure=78
Clearly Mark Location Addersses On Bins/Slots/Shelves/Racks/Floor Locations/Drawers=80
Tie SKU Numbers and Location Addersses Together=81
Update Product Moves=84
Recap=86
Review Questions=87
4. The Basics of Bar Coding=89
Introduction=89
Elements of a Bar Code Symbol=93
Structure of a Generic Bar Code Symbol=94
Quiet Zone=94
Start and Stop Characters=94
Data Characters=94
"X" Dimension=95
Symbologies-Bar Coding Structural Rules=95
Discrete and Continuous Sysbologies=96
Symbology Summary=96
Popular Symbologies Found in the Inventory World=97
Universal Product Code/European Numbering System=98
Code 39=98
Code 128=100
What Symbology Is Right for Your Organization?=101
Scanning Basics=101
Printing Basics=103
Bar Code Applications=105
Examples of Using Bar Codes=108
Recap=112
Review Questions=112
5. Planning and Replenishment Concepts=115
Introduction=115
Replenishment Costs=115
Inventory types=121
Independent Demand Inventory=122
Order-Point Formulae=122
A Simple Min-Max Inventory System=123
Economic Order Quantity Formula=127
How To Set Up An EOQ Worksheet In Microsoft superscript® Excel superscript®=129
Dependent Demand Inventory=130
Materials Requirements Planning=130
MRP Elements=131
Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Systems=137
Implementing JIT=140
Inventory Objectives=142
Recap=143
Review Questions=143
6. Why Inventory Systems Fail and How To Fix Them=147
Introduction=147
Inventory System Failures-Example Case=149
Discussion of Example Case=154
Metrics=165
Inventory Record Accuracy=166
Test Counting=166
Tolerances=166
Impact of Tolerances on Adjustments=170
Fill Rates=170
Tools with Which to Uncover System Dysfunctions=172
Run Charts=173
Flow Charts=173
Logic Charts=175
Variance Reports=175
Cycle Counting=176
Annual Inventories=176
Cycle Counting=177
Cycle Count Methodologies=177
Control Group Cycle Counting Method=179
Control Group Procedure=180
Location Audit Cycle Counting Method=181
Random Selection Cycle Counting Method=184
Diminishing Population Cycle Counting Method=184
Product Categories Cycle Counting Method=185
Single Criteria=186
Using the Diminishing Population Technique with Product Categories=187
A-B-C Cycle Counting Method=188
Step-by-Step Implementation of the A-B-C Cycle Counting Method=188
Determining the A-B-C Count Frequency=189
Determine How Many Items from Each Category Will Be Counted Each Day=191
When to Count=192
Who Should Count=193
Recap=193
Review Questions=194
7. Protecting Inventory=197
Introduction=197
Legal Duties=199
The Plan=199
Preparation=200
Natural Emergencies=200
Technological Emergencies=200
Incited Emergencies=201
Planning Team=201
The Assessment=202
Theft=205
Types Of Theft Threats=205
Assessing The Threat=206
Countering The Threats=207
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)=207
Collusion Theft=210
Background Checks=212
Recap=216
Review Questions=217
Appendix A-Inventory=219
Appendix B-Formulae=227
Bibliography=235
Index=237