Subject 'Inventory Management'

Year:   2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    

Demand in supply chain. Demand forecasting. Forrester’s effect. Inventory in supply chain. Inventory categories. Inventory in compay financial accounting and bookkeeping. Inventory rotation cycle. Inventory management in company. Inventory control in company. Inventory costs. Inventory management and methods. ABC analysis. XYZ analysis. Economical order quantity. Trade-off between transportation costs and storage costs. Inventory location in supply chain. Inventory centralization vs decentralization. Assortment analysis and management. Inventory management efficiency.

To give students knowledge about inventory management modes and methods, also economic order quantity.

The student knows
• inventory management modes and methods
• inventory optimization modes and methods

The student is able to
• analyze consumption and to forecast demand
• analyze inventory and assortment
• calculate and evaluate inventory cost

Lectures, interactive seminars, workshops.

Portfolio of lecturer materials.

Assessment is based on the following partial results:
• test in interactive e-learning environment – 50%
• solving of tasks – 50%

Minimum positive grade - "satisfying" (2)

2020: TK  TK  

2019: TK  TK  TT*  

2018: TK  TK  TT*  

2017: TK  

2016: TK  

2013: TL  

* Optional subject