Inventory Management: Types, Pressures, and Control Systems

Inventory Management

Types of Inventory

  • Raw Materials (RM)
  • Work-in-Process (WIP)
  • Finished Goods (FG)

Pressures for Inventory

Pressures for Small Inventories

  • Temporary monetary investment
  • Inventory holding cost (or carrying cost)
  • Cost of capital
  • Storage and handling costs
  • Taxes, insurance, and shrinkage

Pressures for Large Inventories

  • Customer service
  • Ordering cost
  • Setup cost
  • Labor and equipment utilization
  • Transportation cost
  • Payments to suppliers

Inventory Control Systems

Two Important Questions

  1. How much?
  2. When?

Nature

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Statistical Hypothesis Testing

1. Which of the following is a valid statistical hypothesis?

                        (A) HA: p FyjHTO0cLwooyir2IQ4CjQRExws4S1DLQiHsBHcg

2. In October 2010 Jimmy McMillan made national headlines while campaigning for Governor of New York on his party slogan “The Rent is Too Damn High.” Mr. McMillan only received 1% of the votes for Governor, but his campaign did create an interest in how much people pay for rent. Of particular interest is the proportion of all renters in the state of New York that pay $1400 or

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Properties of Summations and Their Applications in Discrete Calculus

Abstract

Working with sums of numbers is common in many problems faced daily by specialists in various branches of knowledge. Determining these sums involves obtaining compact expressions from a theoretical standpoint. Software applications offer facilities to avoid data capture errors.

This work compiles summation properties reported in the literature, considering their broad applications. It proposes and demonstrates another set particularly relevant when working with discrete variable functions

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Cost Analysis of Thomas SLU Flowerpot Company: A Case Study

Review of Business Project: Recovery Costs

Thomas SLU Flowerpot Company

This document outlines the cost analysis for Thomas SLU Flowerpot Company, a manufacturer of treated wood containers. We will calculate the costs under the full costing system, considering both direct and indirect costs.

Departmental Breakdown

The company operates with the following departments:

  1. Treated Wood Store (activity measured by man-hours)
  2. Cutting (activity measured by man-hours)
  3. Assembly (activity measured by man-hours)
  4. Finished
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Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference

Chapter 12-15: Probability

Definitions

– A phenomenon is random if individual outcomes are uncertain but there is a predictable behavior in a large number of repetitions (random = haphazard).

– The probability of any outcome is the proportion of times the outcome would occur in a very long (infinitely long) series of repetitions.

– Repetitions, or trials, are said to be independent if the outcome of one trial does not affect the outcome of another.

Operations on Events

– The intersection of two

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Statistics: A Comprehensive Guide to Data Analysis and Interpretation

Introduction

Statistics is the branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data. It provides tools and methods to understand patterns and trends, make decisions, and draw conclusions from data.

Sampling

Sampling in statistics refers to the process of selecting a subset of individuals or items from a larger population to estimate characteristics of the whole population. Different sampling methods are used depending on the research

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