REQUIRED TEXT BOOK : C. Langley; C. John Langley; Robert A. Novack; Brian Gibson; John J. Coyle (2016) Supply Chain Management (12th Edition). Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Chapter 9: Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain
After reading and reviewing this week’s text. Reflect and discuss the following questions:
- Explain why inventory costs and inventory levels have declined relative to GDP over the last 20 years. Is this beneficial to the economy? Why or why not?
- What are the major components of inventory carrying cost? How would you measure capital cost for making inventory policy decisions?
- How can inventory carrying cost be calculated for a specific product? What suggestions would you offer for determining the measure of product value to be used in this calculation?
- Explain the differences between inventory carrying costs and ordering costs.
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