Companies like to keep tabs on inventory, and with good reason. Accurate, up-to-date inventory management is a solid measure of knowing whether production is meeting demand and if products are selling ...

It's not always easy to make inventory management a priority, but if you let it slip it can take down your whole operation. Knowing how to find the just-right balance between sales and inventory is ...

Assessing the cost of inventory may be a simple process for retailers. Conversely, for manufacturers knowing the cost of finished goods in inventory involves inclusion of cost from the initial raw ...

A periodic inventory system uses a manual inventory count at the end of the year. This amount, labeled ending inventory, becomes the beginning inventory for the next year. Purchases of new inventory ...

This story was originally published on Retail Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Retail Dive newsletter. To determine the value of ending inventory and, ultimately, ...

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Inventory turnover is an indicator of a company’s revenue efficiency. It is the ratio defining how many times the inventory was sold and replaced in a given period of time. The inventory turnover ...