Perpetual inventory system

Weekly prepay EFT 1.50% Perpetual inventory system, Internet accessible provide inventory management reports If the merchandise is salable and returned within 180 days of purchase date, wholesaler will provide a 100 percent credit. If it is returned after 180 days, only 85 percent credit will be given. Partial bottles, products that are 3 months after date of expiration, and other selected products are nonreturnable. 

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Although the visual and periodic methods are still used today, perpetual inventory systems are common in all pharmacy settings. These perpetual systems are computerized inventory management systems. Perpetual inventory management systems are the most efficient method to manage inventory. This method allows the inventory to be monitored at all times. The entire inventory may be entered into the computer, and with the filling of each prescription, the appropriate inventory can be reduced automatically. A perpetual system can tell precisely the amount of inventory on hand for any product at any time. Moreover, the pharmacy manager can quickly assess the value of current inventory. 

To maintain a perpetual inventory system, all purchases and sales must be entered into the computer system (Carroll, 1998 West, 2003). A clerk can enter data from purchases, or the computer dispensing system can be interfaced with the computer order system. The interface allows for the inventory to be reduced when a product is dispensed. The sales data can also be entered at the point of sale by devices that use optical scanning and barcode technology. Point-of-sale (POS) devices are advantageous in that they improve the accuracy of pricing and inventory data. They eliminate the need for price stickers, reduce the frequency of pricing errors, and automatically track inventory. 

The amount of safety stock is also affected by how inventory is tracked and counted. The ROP example from earlier assumes that the inventory count is always known. This is called a perpetual inventory system where the use of automated systems, such as RFID, POS, and UPC, is to track and count inventory. The perpetual system... 

With the advent of computers and the introduction of automated dispensing devices, the idea of a perpetual inventory is within the grasp of today s pharmacy. Further, the routine use of barcoding allows integration of point-of-care inventory management systems. In such systems, the inventory is constantly inspected and ordering and restocking takes place much faster. 

Early investments in inventory management were foundational. In 1975, the company installed inventory control systems to produce income statements for each store. This investment in store execution level to see inventory on a daily basis was an essential element for Walmart s soon-to-be supplier network. (For reference, today only 60 percent of North American grocery stores have perpetual inventory management systems installed at the store level.)... 

Fixed reorder quantity inventory model—A form of independent demand item management model in which an order for a fixed quantity, Q, is placed whenever stock on hand plus on order reaches a predetermined reorder level, R. The fixed order quantity Q may be determined by the economic order quantity, by a fixed order quantity (such as a carton or a truckload), or by another model yielding a fixed result. The reorder point R, may be deterministic or stochastic, and in either instance is large enough to cover the maximum expected demand during the replenishment lead time. Fixed reorder quantity models assume the existence of some form of a perpetual inventory record or some form of physical tracking, e.g., a two-bin system, that is able to determine when the reorder point is reached. These reorder systems are sometimes called fixed order quantity systems, lot-size systems, or order point-order quantity systems. 

Following our framework, in order to completely describe the (Q, R) inventory system, we must first describe demand. Let us begin with the case where demand is known with certainty. Let us also consider the case where demand occurs at a constant rate for the foreseeable future, meaning that we consider the extreme multi-period case of perpetual, stationary demand... 

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