CostAccountingSeventeenthEdition,GlobalEditionChapter21InventoryManagement,Just-in-Time,andSimplifiedCostingMethodsCopyright?2021PearsonEducationLtd.
LearningObjectives(1of2)21.1Identifysixcategoriesofcostsassociatedwithgoodsforsale21.2Balanceorderingcostswithcarryingcostsusingtheeconomic-order-quantity(EOQ)decisionmodel21.3IdentifytheeffectoferrorsthatcanarisewhenusingtheEOQdecisionmodelandwaystoreduceconflictsbetweentheEOQmodelandmodelsusedforperformanceevaluation21.4Describewhycompaniesareusingjust-in-time(JIT)purchasing
LearningObjectives(2of2)21.5Distinguishmaterialsrequirementsplanning(MRP)systemsfromjust-in-time(JIT)systemsformanufacturing21.6Identifythefeaturesandbenefitsofajust-in-timeproductionssystem21.7Describedifferentwaysbackflushcostingcansimplifytraditionalinventory-costingsystems21.8Understandtheprinciplesofleanaccounting
InventoryManagementinRetailOrganizationsInventorymanagementincludesplanning,coordinating,andcontrollingactivitiesrelatedtotheflowofinventoryinto,through,andoutofanorganization.Anumberofdifferenttypesofcostsareassociatedwithinventoryotherthanthecostoftheactualgoodspurchased.
CostsAssociatedwithGoodsforSaleOverviewManaginginventoriestoincreasenetincomerequireseffectivelymanagingcoststhatfallintothesesixcategories:PurchasingcostsOrderingcostsCarryingcostsStockoutcostsQualitycostsShrinkagecosts
CostsAssociatedwithGoodsforSaleDetails(1of3)Purchasingcostsarethecostofgoodsacquiredfromsuppliers,includingincomingfreightcosts.Usuallythisisthelargestcostcategoryofgoodsininventory.Orderingcostsarethecostsofpreparingandissuingpurchaseorders,receivingandinspectingtheitemsincludedintheorders,andmatchinginvoicesreceived,purchaseorders,anddeliveryrecordstomakepayments.
CostsAssociated