The different types of inventory
Inventory management in an independent demand context
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The different types of inventory
Inventory management in an independent demand context

Authors : Samir LAMOURI, André THOMAS

Publication date: January 10, 2019, Review date: December 14, 2021 | Lire en français

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1. The different types of inventory

Inventories vary in nature. They are both a necessity and a heavy financial constraint; some are "suffered", i.e. the result of operation, while others are "wanted", i.e. created and form an integral part of production management.

This is why there are different ways of classifying inventories; the one most often used relates to the flow of materials (physical flow) through the production system (figure 1 ).

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