Contents

1. Management of Inventory

Introduction

1.1 Nature of inventories

1.2 Need of hold inventories

1.3 Objectives of inventory management

1.4 Inventory management techniques (EOQ model)

1.5 Analysis of investment in inventory

1.6 Selective inventory control – ABC analysis

1.7 The inventory management process

1.8 Order point

1.9 Pricing of raw materials and valuation of stocks

1.10 Monitoring and control of inventories

1.11 Criteria for judging the inventory system

Summary

2. Protecting Inventory

Introduction

2.1 Introduction to protecting inventory

2.2 Legal duties

2.3 The plan

2.4 The assessment

2.5 Theft

Summary

3. The Basic of Bar Coding

Introduction

3.1 Introduction to bar coding

3.2 Elements of a bar code symbol

3.3 Symbologies – bar coding structural rules

3.4 Why inventory system fail and how to fix problem

Summary

4. System Development Tools

Introduction

4.1 Role and benefits of Case tools

4.2 Drawbacks of Case tools

4.3 Taxonomy of Case tools

4.4 Integrated Case environment

4.5 Features of turbo analyst

4.6 Tools with which to uncover system dysfunction

Summary

5. Reengineering

Introduction

5.1 Business process reengineering

5.2 Software reengineering

5.3 Reverse reengineering

Summary