Businesses that sell goods need to implement effective inventory control to keep track of assets. Businesses use two primary methods to calculate the ending inventory value: the gross profit or the ...

Multiple inventory control methods exist including aggregate control, item level control, ABC analysis, economic-order-quantity and lot-size methods. Small companies that find it difficult to ...

In hardware businesses, managing inventory is a critical yet challenging task. With a wide range of products such as tools, machinery, spare parts, and construction materials, maintaining accurate ...

In machine shops, the “parts” — i.e., the raw materials, MRO supplies and equipment, works-in-progress, and the finished goods — are vital role in the success of the business. Without effective ...

Delivering reliable product supply from a complex network of suppliers and service providers has only become more difficult in recent years with market challenges such as supply constraints and risk, ...