Inventory Management by Selected Retail Farm Supply Co-ops (Area I - Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania)

John M. Bailey

No 315955, Farmer Cooperative Research Report (FCRR) from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: This study is the initial one of a series Farmer Cooperative Service is making of inventory management by general farm supply cooperatives in various geographic areas of the United States. It endeavors to: 1. Determine purchasing policies and practices that affect inventory acquisition; 2. Ascertain successful practices for storing and controlling inventories and shrinkage in merchandise; 3. Determine principal sales methods affecting inventory turnover, especially those for slow-moving merchandise; and 4. Recommend successful standards and methods for inventory management.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26
Date: 1958-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315955

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