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Running Head: INVENTORY METHODS AND THEFT
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Inventory Methods and Theft
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INVENTORY METHODS AND THEFT
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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
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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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b. Requires that a company report enough information
for outsiders to make knowledgeable decisions.
c. Identifies exactly which inventory item was sold
Usually used for higher cost inventory.
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of goods available for sale and the number of units
available.
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