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1Inventory — means a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished. This remains the prime meaning in British English.[1] In the USA and Canada the term has developed from a… …
2inventory management — inventory control or inventory management, the maintenance of inventories at a desired level; control of the level of normal or basic stock: »His company s campaign to improve inventory control has enabled it to handle growing sales…without… …
3stocks — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …
4Inventory control system — An inventory control system is an integrated package of software and hardware used in warehouse operations, and elsewhere, to monitor the quantity, location and status of inventory as well as the related shipping, receiving, picking and putaway… …
5Inventory turnover — The ratio of annual sales to average inventory which measures the speed that inventory is produced and sold. Low turnover is an unhealthy sign, indicating excess stocks and/or poor sales. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * inventory… …
6inventory turnover — The ratio of annual sales to average inventory, which measures the speed at which inventory is produced and sold. Low turnover is an unhealthy sign, indicating excess stocks and/or poor sales. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * inventory… …
7inventory adjustment — a loss caused from prior overvaluation of goods Usually arising from a failure to write down slow moving, damaged, or unsaleable stocks and not providing for pilferage. Also as inventory correction: Company officials blame the losses on …
8inventory control — noun supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to insure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply • Hypernyms: ↑internal control * * * noun : coordination and supervision of the supply, storage, distribution …
9inventory valuation — stock valuation The valuation of stocks of raw material, work in progress, and finished goods. According to Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 9, stocks should be valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and the costs incurred… …
10inventory valuation — stock valuation The valuation of stocks of raw material, work in progress, and finished goods. According to Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 9, stocks should be valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and the costs incurred… …
