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2 marksInventory Management

CAPE Management of Business Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(iii)

Unique Uniforms Ltd (UUL) manufactures uniforms using satin gabardine fabric. The manager adopts the economic order quantity (EOQ) method instead of just-in-time inventory management.

Define the term 'Inventory management'.

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  1. 1(a)(i)Define the term 'Economic order quantity'.[2 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)Define the term 'Just-in-time'.[2 marks]
  3. 1(b)(i)State the formula for calculating economic order quantity.[1 mark]
  4. 1(b)(ii)Calculate the economic order quantity for the sky blue gabardine fabric used by Unique Uniforms Ltd.[6 marks]
  5. 1(c)Discuss THREE ways in which Unique Uniforms Ltd can benefit from having a proper inventory management system.[12 marks]

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