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Achieving cost efficiency through increased inventory leanness: Evidence from manufacturing industry

Mor, R., Kumar, D., Yadav, S. and Jaiswal,, S. K. (2021) Achieving cost efficiency through increased inventory leanness: Evidence from manufacturing industry. Production Engineering Archives. 27(1), pp. 42-49. 2353-5156.

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Abstract:
Inventory management’s fundamental problem starts with maintaining equilibrium among the operating efficiency, cost of investment, and other allied costs with extensive inventories to keep the actual conflicts at the minimum while optimizing the inventory holding levels. But, inventory management practices have not been well exploited in various manufacturing industries yet. In this study, inventory management tools, i.e., ABC and VED analysis, have been applied in the manufacturing industry, considering 146 items as raw material for an assembly. A total of 15 items under ‘AV’ class have been identified that consume 82.05 % of the total cost, and these items need strict control and frequent ordering. Sigma level of suppliers is also calculated, which comes out to be 2.36, and it must be improved to reduce the overall inventory cost.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Inventory management, ABC analysis, VED analysis, Manufacturing industry, Lean production
Creators:
Mor, R., Kumar, D., Yadav, S. and Jaiswal,, S. K.
Date:
26 March 2021
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 42-49
Journal or Publication Title:
Production Engineering Archives
Volume:
27
Number:
1
Number of Pages:
8
Language:
English
ISSN:
2353-5156
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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