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Inventory Metrics - Inventory Turns Or Days Supply?

November 27, 2008 By: Ramlee Ibrahim Category: Inventory Management No Comments →

The motive for inventory performance metrics like inventory turnover and inventory days of supply is to know how much inventory is on hand and to help us decide if that amount is right for our business. That information is useful for finance so that it can reflect its current assets picture. To operations, it indicates the ability to cover production requirements and/or customer orders. But which is the better measure?