ABC Analysis in Inventory Control - The Issue of Stability

W. T. M. Dunsmuir and R. D. Snyder

No 266986, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics Working Papers from Monash University, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

Abstract: The role of ABC analysis in inventory management is questioned. It is suggested that in some applications, particularly in the management of spare parts inventories, there is often insufficient stability in usage patterns to make ABC analysis a worthwhile approach.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.266986

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