Efficient inventory management is important to a company mainly because of the  position of inventory in the working capital cycle. Holding excess inventory can  lead to obsolescence and can seriously reduce a company’s financial flexibility.  Today, most manufacturing companies apply the ABC analysis as one of its  inventory management strategies. 1. Elaborate the FIVE (5) types of inventory in a manufacturing company  in Malaysia.    please provided detailed answer.thank you

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Efficient inventory management is important to a company mainly because of the 
position of inventory in the working capital cycle. Holding excess inventory can 
lead to obsolescence and can seriously reduce a company’s financial flexibility. 
Today, most manufacturing companies apply the ABC analysis as one of its 
inventory management strategies.


1. Elaborate the FIVE (5) types of inventory in a manufacturing company 
in Malaysia. 

 

please provided detailed answer.thank you

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