BUISENESS MANAGEMENT
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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maximum customer service and low-cost plant operation
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low-cost plant operation and cash flow
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maximum inventory investment and customer service
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high cash flow and profitability
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Detailed explanation-1: -Objectives of Inventory Control To keep inactive, waste, surplus, scrap and obsolete items at the minimum level. To minimize holding, replacement and shortage costs of inventories and maximize the efficiency in production and distribution. To treat inventory as investment which is risky.
Detailed explanation-2: -These mutually conflicting objectives of inventory management can be explained is from of costs associated with inventory and profits accruing from it low quantum of inventory reduces costs and high level of inventory saves business from being out of stock & helps in running production & sales activities smoothly.
Detailed explanation-3: -The objectives of inventory management are to provide the desired level of customer service, to allow cost-efficient operations, and to minimize the inventory investment.