In: Operations Management
TASK-2
In a warehouse the Materials manager Mr. Fahad is looking forward to categorize the materials stocked in his warehouse using ABC analysis. He decided the criteria that all the materials above 20% of annual consumption value shall be categorized as A-items, the items between 10% to 20% of annual consumption value shall be categorized as B-items and the items below 10% of annual consumption value shall be categorized as C-items. Using the following inventory records you are required to categorized the items and prepare a final report for Mr. Fahad.
Item Code |
Consumption |
Price/Unit |
Annual Consumption Value |
%age of Annual Consumption Value |
A/B/C |
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Daily |
Yearly |
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20-X-00 |
10 |
25 |
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20-X-01 |
12 |
15 |
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20-X-02 |
6 |
50 |
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20-X-03 |
8 |
28 |
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20-X-04 |
15 |
8 |
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20-X-05 |
11 |
13 |
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20-X-06 |
14 |
8 |
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20-X-07 |
7 |
60 |
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20-X-08 |
9 |
20 |
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20-X-09 |
5 |
70 |
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TOTAL |
Final Report
Item Code |
%age of Annual Consumption Value |
A/B/C |
Total %age of items A, items B & items C |
Answer: Here, we will classify the given items by following the steps as mentioned below:
Step 1: First, find the annual consumption value for all the items as mentioned in the below table:
(Note: As there is no specific information is mentioned in the question, we have assumed 360 days in a year)
Step 2: Now, rearrange the given table in the descending order of annual dollar consumption, starting from the highest annual consumption to the lowest annual consumption:
Step 2: Find the column of % of Annual Consumption as mentioned in the below table:
Step 3: Classify the items based on the criteria given in the question:
Hence, we get: