Explain perpetual inventory system.

Explain perpetual inventory system.


Perpetual inventory system - is a system under which continuous stocking takes place. This system is implemented by the large manufacturing units. It aims at maintaining bin cards and stores ledgers to know the quantity and value of the stock at any point of time which ensures that the physical balance and the book balance tallies. By systematically maintaining perpetual inventory system discrepancies can be easily located and can be adjusted in time. It also enable in locating slow and non-moving items and to take action for the same.
Why should over stocking be avoided?
Due to the following consequences over stocking should be avoided:…
What can be the consequences of under stocking?
Production process cannot be operated efficiently, resulting delivery schedules..
Define types of tenders - Single Tender, Limited Tender, Open Tender, Global Tender
Single Tender : When only one source of supply is available then single tender is addressed to the selected supplier….
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