Improving inventory record accuracy
Subtitle: getting your stock information right
By: Tony Wild
Publisher: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781417544493
Subjects: Inventory control; Gestion des stocks; Inventorying; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Management Science; Organizational Behavior; Industrial Management; Management
Description: Record accuracy has become the focus of attention for many businesses because customers have higher expectations of the right item being delivered on time, and competitive pressures do not allow for extra stockholding. Businesses now have the opportunity to become much more effective given the correct information, the development of better communication and integration of systems. For inventory management, the pressure for most companies is to become more efficient and hold less inventory. The accuracy of data has gradually been emerging in importance. The syste.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The importance of record accuracy; title: 2. Benefits from accurate records; title: 3. Causes of inaccurate records; title: 4. Structures to avoid inaccuracy; title: 5. Responsibilities for accuracy; title: 6. The right environment; title: 7. Batch control; title: 8. Controlling stock movement; title: 9. Inventory checking; title: 10. Accuracy through information technology; title: 11. Record accuracy as a project; title: 12. The management of record accuracy.