manufacturing/purchasing once the customer orders the good effectively making zero inventories. In other words, in a JIT environment materials are purchased and produced as and when it is needed. The whole idea is based on the phrase provide the goods just in time as promised when the order is placed by the customer. The opposite of the JIT production is known as JIC (Just in case) system where it produces goods for inventory with the intention of having goods just in case a customer places an immediate
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Inventory System Overview and Requirements Table of Contents System Overview 6 Brief Description 6 Project Initiator and Sponsor 6 Intended Users and Stakeholders 7 Requirements Specification 7 Overall Goals and Objectives 7 Elicitation Methods for Gathering Requirements 7 Observation and interviews 8 Document inspection 8 Functional Requirements 8 Front counter – sales of new and used video games 8 Front counter – purchase and intake of used video games 9 Front counter
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MINIMIZING WORKING CAPITAL In the finance world, all successful firms efficiently manage their own working capital in many different ways. The term working capital originated with an old Yankee peddler who would load up his wagon and go off to peddle his merchandise (wares) for sale. This merchandise was called working capital because it was what he actually sold or turned a profit on to produce his profits. The wagon and the horse used are considered his fixed assets. He generally owned the
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CHAPTER 8 Valuation of Inventories: A Cost-Basis Approach ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics Questions Brief Exercises Exercises Problems Concepts for Analysis 1, 2, 3, 5 1. Inventory accounts; 1, 2, 3, 4, determining quantities, 5, 6, 8, 9 costs, and items to be included in inventory; the inventory equation; balance sheet disclosure. 1, 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 1, 2, 3 2. Perpetual vs. periodic. 2 9, 13, 17, 20 4, 5, 6 3.
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND CONCEPTS Section 1: Business Structure 1. The uniform law, issued in 1984 by the Committee on Corporate Laws of the American Bar Association, that regulates the formation, operation, and termination of corporations is A. The Model Business Corporation Act B. The Uniform Commercial Code C. The Revised Model Business Commercial Code D. The Standard Incorporation Act 2. Which of the following statements is true? A. The exchange of stock for services rendered is not
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3 711 Chapter Tax Accounting TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONSCHAPTER 13 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. A partnership may adopt any tax year without IRS permission. A corporation ling its rst return must annualize its income if the tax period is less than 12 months. A taxable year may be as short as one day and may exceed 366 days. Under no circumstances may a corporation change its scal year without IRS permission. A taxpayer engaged in two or more separate and distinct businesses
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under a |5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,|2, 3, 4, 5 |1, 2, 4, 5, 10 |2, 3, 4 |2, 3, 4 | |perpetual inventory system. |11 | | | | | |Prepare entries for sales under a |8, 9, 10, 11 |6, 7 |1, 3, 4, 5, 10 |2, 3, 4 |2, 3, 4 | |perpetual inventory system. | | | | | | |Perform
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Module 21 Operational Budgeting and Profit Planning Discussion QUESTIONS Q21-1. Planning is the process of forecasting future operating activities, whereas budgeting places the plans in financial terms based upon the related revenues and expenses. Control relates to evaluating the plans and budgets in comparison with the actual activities. Q21-2. Except in small organizations, budgeting requires formal planning because of the need to coordinate the budget among various levels of the
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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OPEN LEARNING PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE UNIT CODE: BAC 502: UNIT TITLE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Course Lecturer: F. Abdul LESSON ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. What is Financial Management Financial management can be defined as the management of the finances of an organisation in order to achieve the financial objectives of the organization. The usual assumption in financial management for the private sector is that the objectives for the company is to maximize
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Tiffany S. Williams, MBA 06/01/2012 My Mentor: Megan Murphy Houston, Texas- Central Standard Time Task 1 Supply Chain Management Simulation Analysis (B): With utilizing the pro-forma balance sheets revealed that I did not use the correct approach. My overall market share for traveler was around 94% however in the workhorse line my overall market share was only around 42%. I made a decision to invest $500.000 into a certificate of deposit which proved to be disastrous. I only opened
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