Course table of content

1. INTRODUCTION

   1. Why should I learn more about stock control

   2. Why not run the business without stocks?

   3. Who are the stakeholders?

   4. How to control the products in stock?

   5. How is the Company’s finance affected?

   6. Section quizz

2. ASSORTMENT

   1. The warehouse

   2. A shopping mall or Outlet?

   3. How to control the assortment of regular stock standard products?

   4. How is profitability on stock investment calculated?

   5. How should the assortment be managed?

   6. How do you handle and eliminate obsolete stock

   7. Section quizz

3. REPLENISHMENT

   1. How do you find out about future demand?

   2. Forecast and long-time horizons, why are these so dangerous?

   3. When should you replenish?

   4. How to calculate the safety stock?

   5. How much to replenish?

   6. Wilsons formula - how does it work?

   7. Is EOQ the best lot size?

   8. How large will the stock be?

4. MANAGEMENT

   1. Storage space - a never ending concern?

   2. What is FIFO - What is LIFO?

   3. Stocktaking – a necessary pain?

   4. How could inventory increase, regardless if business goes up or down?

   5. How do stocks in a supply chain affect each other?

   6. How to avoid the Bullwhip effect?

   7. What can you do about financial restrictions on stock?

   8. Which stock control method should be used?

      1. ROP

      2. MRP

      3. PULL

      4. DDMPR

      5. Vendor Consignment

      6. 2-Bin

   9. Reducing stock, is that a goal or something else? 1

   10. How do you organize a good stock control?

   11. How do I know my stock control works well?

   12. Where to find support and inspiration?

5. Final test