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Running Head: INVENTORY METHODS AND THEFT 1 Inventory Methods and Theft Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation.
INVENTORY METHODS AND THEFT 2 1 st part: For the case of the Volkswagen car production company, it adopted Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) inventory method in evaluating its financial operations. This type of inventory approved by the Volkswagen car production company has varied advantages that will see the company overcome its current price fluctuation in its sales due to the scandals that have seen their consumers lose trust in them. Advantages The LIFO inventory method helps the company gain an advantage in its tax because the method assumes the most recently acquired inventory should be sold with priority. For example, Volkswagen car production had produced its environment-friendly car that was hitting the market before the alleged scandal, which led to a drop in the company’s car sales. Therefore, with this type of inventor method; the company will be able to sell the new version of cars they had early produced as the inflation continues to rise. The approach will allow the company to devise methods to create more advanced vehicles, and sell them to cater for the balance for the remaining cars. In other words, the higher cost of new cars sold will lead to smaller tax liability due to low income as a result of the inventory method (LIFO). 2 ND part : From the article, it is alarming at the rate which the companies have continued experiencing heft losses as a result of employee and other stakeholders theft. Therefore, as a loss prevention specialist, my first step will entail identifying areas that might have contributed to inventory shrinkage by establishing the amount of inventory listed in the company’s records without existence in the actual stock. By doing this, I will be in a position to know any type of inventory theft within the company. Besides, I discovered that most inventory shrinkage
INVENTORY METHODS AND THEFT 3 originates from both employees, suppliers, and the customers damage, miscounting, incorrect units of measures, especially for the suppliers who colludes with employees. For example, the supplier records the invoice for the full cost of goods, but with the help of the companies, employe records fewer units in stock. How I will address current shrinkage problems As a loss prevention specialist, I will solve issues of shrinkage in these retail companies by putting in place tight security controls, which will ensure, suppliers' invoices are reconciled with supply records before any payments are made for such goods. I will also employ high technology in video surveillance, as well as computer system audits intending to assess the operation within the warehouse, where most theft associated with employees and other suppliers takes place. Lastly, as one of tighter security measures, frequent cash audit will also help in putting the company's employee on toes by making sure whatever payments are made reconcile with what was recorded in the inventory.
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