Inventory planning keeps an accurate count of what materials a company needs to sell or use to produce products. The inventory is controlled by predicting usage based on past usage.
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Dennis W. McLeavey has written: 'Production planning and inventory control' -- subject(s): Inventory control, Production planning
Daniel Sipper has written: 'Production' -- subject(s): Inventory control, Production planning, Production control 'Production: Planning, Control and Integration'
George W. Plossl has written: 'Getting the most from forecasts' 'The master production schedule' 'The role of top management in the control of inventory' -- subject(s): Industrial management, Inventory control 'The best investment-control, not machinery' 'Effective corporate strategy in manufacturing' -- subject(s): Production management 'Material requirements planning and inventory record accuracy' 'Material requirements planning by computer' -- subject(s): Data processing, Inventory control, Material requirements planning, Production control
Edward A. 1937- Silver has written: 'Decision systems for inventory management and production planning' -- subject(s): Decision-making, Inventory control, Production planning
C. C. New has written: 'Requirements planning' -- subject(s): Inventory control
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One characteristic of control process used in management is that it is forward looking. Each level of an organization has control and a control process that is a continuous process linked to planning.
Sunuk Kim has written: 'Schedule-based material requirements planning' -- subject(s): Data processing, Production scheduling, Inventory control, Production control
An MRP or Material Requirements Planning system is system that is used for inventory control and production planning. This is used in the manufacturing process and most of these systems are software based. MRP can also be conducted by hand.
Retail stores use quality inventory control software to maintain control over their inventory and sales. In order to provide the customer with a product while maintaining a profit, inventory control is imperative. Inventory control software saves time, allows the customer to obtain a product quickly and, ultimately, increases profit.