Inventory control system software provided by Fafadia Tech.

1. Inventory Control SystemsSummary Sidharth Shah Fafadia Tech

2. What is Inventory Control System? Blind Monks and Elephant (Source: Wikipedia)

3. Some definitions Supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to insure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply Detailed monitoring and recording of product identifications and quantities to ensure proper planning, use, distribution and disposal Consists of all the activities and procedures used to control and maintain the right amount of each item in stock or to provide the required level ...

4. Case Study 1: PC Vendor Has 4 shop retail chain, with 2 warehouse Challenges Not accurate track of available parts, prices and dead/slow moving items (Gray Area, specially when humans cannot remember more than 3 things at a time) Inflow/Outflow mismatch Billing and Invoicing still maintained by hand Low accountability, high waste Lot of adjustments to be made on paper Sorry, out of stock Don’t want to hire extra pair of hands to track inflow and outflow Single Point of failure – E.g. when sick, no one has a clue of what's available

5. Case Study 2: Goods Trader 3 warehouses, one show room (Crockery) Challenges Sales team has a guesstimate on available products (lack of company wide digital catalog) Lack of infrastructure and employee co-operation Losses due to Samples, replacements and breakage Inability to take decisions due to lack of reports

7. Fail? I had installed inventory control systems and failed. (Case Study 1) Barcode didn’t work Billing was generated again using hand All I want is something that tracks inflow and outflow. We don’t wish to invest in infrastructure since we have a people issue first (Case Study 2) Heck we don’t even have electricity in 2 of our warehouses

8. Top 5 reason Inventory Information isn’t kept up-to-date Inventory logistics are convoluted and difficult to follow Users aren’t adequately trained on process No process in place for timely notification of inventory status Processes are reactive, not proactive

9. Existing Solutions

10. Pareto Principle(And how does it apply to software)

11. Our Approach Project Proposal Iterative Development and Training Kanban and Scrum Eliminate Waste Amplify Learning Delay Commitment Empower User Advantages Manage Risks and Client Expectation Room to measure what works and what doesn’t

12. For Proposals Who are stake holder and key executors? What is the current approach? How do you see inventory control system, helping you? What are key indicators, how does one measure it? Who will benefit from it? Reporting aspect Existing infrastructure

13. Inventory Control Technicalities Reorder point EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) ABC Analysis Raw material WIP Finished Goods Policy LIFO vs. FIFO Tight integration with business rules/culture

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