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    This case study examines inventory control for a large printing press company that purchases a variety of items including paper, inks, binding materials, maintenance parts, and consumables. It provides annual consumption data for 49 different items. The tasks are to: 1) Perform an ABC classification on the items. 2) Determine policies for purchasing and inventory control based on item classifications. 3) Focus purchasing and inventory control efforts on higher usage A and B class items while using basic policies for C class items.

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    This case study examines inventory control for a large printing press company that purchases a variety of items including paper, inks, binding materials, maintenance parts, and consumables. It provides annual consumption data for 49 different items. The tasks are to: 1) Perform an ABC classification on the items. 2) Determine policies for purchasing and inventory control based on item classifications. 3) Focus purchasing and inventory control efforts on higher usage A and B class items while using basic policies for C class items.

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    This case study examines inventory control for a large printing press company that purchases a variety of items including paper, inks, binding materials, maintenance parts, and consumables. It provides annual consumption data for 49 different items. The tasks are to: 1) Perform an ABC classification on the items. 2) Determine policies for purchasing and inventory control based on item classifications. 3) Focus purchasing and inventory control efforts on higher usage A and B class items while using basic policies for C class items.

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    CASE STUDY I CASE STUDY IN INVENTORY CONTROL SELECTIVE CONTROL A printing press with a large turnover, purchases variety

    ty of items for its various products like Printing papers of various grades Printing inks Binding material like stitching wire, bindery cloth, sewing threads etc. cutting machines, stitching machines etc. Maintenance spares for line, mono, flat bed printing, rotary printing, cutting machines, stitching machines etc. Consumables and supplies Metal and chemicals Stationery and miscellaneous stores The annual usage value of various items is given below: Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Items White printing 61 x 86 x 60 cms Sunlit offset 66 x 102 x 75 Spool paper Ink L/P Black Gloss Ink Pulp board white 56 x 76 x 200 Cartridge white 56 x 71 x 110 Sewing thread Stitching wire Binding cloth Rubber blankets Gum White printing 66 x 102 x 60 Art paper 66 x 102 x 90 Vee belts Belt fastness Metal Emery Grain Annual Consumption 3,39,000 32,500 11,210 8,650 29,800 16,700 2,000 10,000 6,200 1,736 1,202 1,10,000 36,000 6,000 1,000 30,800 1,452

    Sr. No. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.

    Items Grimsan red ink Royal blue ink Brown wrapping 69 x 102 x 150 Imitation art 66 x 86 x 75 Art board RAI special Pulp board green 62 x 88 x 200 Cotton waste Straw board 6 x 68.5 x 68 Art board 56 x 71 x 200 Sunlite offset 61 x 86 x 75 Ink L/P half tone black G-5 Gearpins Spares for Lino Clion bolt for cutting machine Block sprint for stitching machine Siders for stitching machine Maida Pulp board canary 56 x 71 x 200 Zinc sheets Imported papers Cutting knives Sewing needles Spares for stitching machines Fuse wire Switches and boards Building materials Group 1 (BM1) Group 2 (BM2) White printing 66 x 102 x 75 S/C white printing 66 x 102 x 75 White printing 61 x 86 x 75 Art paper 61 x 86 x 110 Building materials group 3 (BM3)

    Annual Consumption 1,309 1,028 54,700 82,000 30,000 5,600 6,050 6,300 29,000 29,750 6,400 500 2,000 500 153 1,083 6,000 14,200 18,810 13,020 1,800 40 1,500 100 480 4,525 5,000 50,200 52,600 77,000 71,000 6,800

    QUESTIONS: 1. 2. Make ABC classifications Determine the policies to be undertaken for various items in terms of Concentration of efforts by purchase department Concentration of efforts by stores and inventory control

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