Class 7 Flashcards
Why would you not order the RARR amount or maintained the recommended line point?
Buyers knowledge and experience
Market
Customer
Man Made events
Competition
Mother Nature
Sales Analysis (what, who and whom)
Heart of inventory control and management
Receiving (inventory in)
Driver of sales
Pricing Review
Don’t try to compete on price alone
ERP methodically searched for the customer’s price based on your pricing hierarchy
Your pricing hierarchy starts with your cost
Supply chain planning
5 S’s
Source, stock, and store
Order Processing
5 S’s
Sell and Ship
Sales Order Ticket Types
Immediate Invoice
Cash, Check, or credit card taken when the order is placed
Allocates stock
Sales Order Ticket Types
COD
Collect on delivery - pick up or deliver to customer
Allocates stock
Sales Order Ticket Types
Pick Ticket - For both cash and on account
Updates normal sales history buckets
Updates its demand
Schedule delivery
Sales Order Inventory Types
Inventory Shipment
Updates sales buckets
Updates item demand
Sales Order Inventory Types
Special
Updates sales buckets
Does not update item demand
Sales Order Inventory Types
Vendor Direct Shipment
Ships directly from the vendor to the customer
Updates sales buckets
Does not update item demand for purpose of re-order
What drives the ERP?
sales
Inventory Management is a blend of
Art (knowledge and experience) and Science (technology)