Method inventory control is based on pareto analysis, Business Management

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(a) Describe how the ABC method/technique of inventory control is based on Pareto analysis

(b) You are part of a team who is carrying out a study on the causes of inventory discrepancies in a Ministry. The team has collected the following information over a period of I2 weeks:

No of incidents

(a) Wrong recording of issues                                                                         6

(b) Wrong recording of receipts from suppliers                                                 2

(c) Over issue of stock                                                                                   26

(d) Under issue of stock                                                                                 8

(e) Error in counting inventory on hand                                                           4

(f) Pilferage                                                                                                  14

You are required to analyse the above information using Pareto analysis

(c) A study was conducted to determine the shrinkage rate of a material over time. 10 kg of the material was used for the test and measurements were taken over a period of 7 weeks. The results are shown below

Week                                                                 Weight (kg)

   1                                                                               9.7

   2                                                                               8.1

   3                                                                               7.4

   4                                                                               5.9

   5                                                                               5.1

   6                                                                               4.2

   7                                                                               3.3

You are required to analyse and comment on this information by using the appropriate quality tool.

(d) Data pertaining to the weight of an item has been collected over a period of 2 weeks as set out below;

Weight (kg)                                                                 no of items

10                                                                                            4

10.2                                                                                         6

10.3                                                                                         8

10.4                                                                                         10

10.5                                                                                         7

10.6                                                                                         5

10.7                                                                                         3

You are required to plot the data using a histogram and to comment thereon. .

 


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