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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Twelfth Edition
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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Twelfth Edition

by Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
February 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
480 pages
219h 58m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 12 Rapid Review

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THE IMPORTANCE OF INVENTORY (pp. 490491)

Inventory is one of the most expensive assets of many companies.

The objective of inventory management is to strike a balance between inventory investment and customer service.

The two basic inventory issues are how much to order and when to order.

  • Raw material inventory—Materials that are usually purchased but have yet to enter the manufacturing process.

  • Work-in-process (WIP) inventory—Products or components that are no longer raw materials but have yet to become finished products.

  • MRO inventory—Maintenance, repair, and operating materials.

  • Finished-goods inventory—An end item ready to be sold but still an asset on the company’s books. ...

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ISBN: 9780134422404