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Chapter 13, Problem 17DRQ
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To identify: Some of the ways in which a company can reduce its need for inventories.
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Inventory is a stock or store of goods. Every company store lots of goods as inventory which will be used during replenishment periods. Inventory of goods which has short life span has to be given high attention which can be handled using single period model.
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