Improving Inventory Record Accuracy

Download or read book Improving Inventory Record Accuracy written by Antony Wild and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measuring how much there is becomes a challenge in many businesses such as consumer retailing and manufacturing processes where inventory changes so rapidly. With large warehouses there is also the risk of inaccurate recording so that items are not there or not in the right place. Improving Inventory Record Accuracy initially discusses how to quantify the problem, set sensible targets for improvement and how to make the case for doing something to improve accuracy. The book then discusses why inventory records do go wrong and how to rectify the major causes of error. Finally the book illustrates the techniques with which everyone can make their records very accurate. This is a practical book that solves a practical problem and shows the ways to improve record accuracy.-