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Inventory management is an important factor and task in just about any business, While it is obviously more important in firms that make use of raw materials and/or that engage in retail sales, it is something that all firms do to one extent to another as supplies and inventory are needed for things like cleaning, office work and so on. Given this, it is important for all firms to have their inventory management in effective way. While some firms are dismissive about inventory management, it should always be taken seriously and thus should be done well.
As noted in the introduction, inventory management is absolutely more pressing in firms that do manufacturing or retail sales the important should never be minimized or dismissed in any type of firm. For example, firms and organizations that have supplies sand goods that can expire would need to...
Examples would be hospitals (blood, medicine, etc.) or any retailer that sells food, milk or anything else that has a shelf life that can be easily defined or measured. However, the same could be said about inventory management for any business that has an office because there has to be a sufficient stock of paper, pencils, pens, toner/ink and so forth. Running out of a key supply, no matter what it is, at the wrong team can lead to minor to major consequences.
It should be noted that too much inventory can be a bad thing as well and for a number of reasons. One obvious reason is the aforementioned spoilage concern but overstock of any item can lead to wasted space and/or wasted money and either (or both) can be a drain on a company's bottom line. Having a glut of a good is useless if the good cannot be sold for…
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