1. Advise Joseph of the processes that can causethe problems.2. How would you contain the problem until youhave found the cause?3. If you knew that the staff had not altered, howwould you isolate the cause of the problem? The stock in a certain facility have been givingproblems. The stock as physical items and thecomputer-based WMS are not reconciled. Theselection precision is suffering and the percentageof problem is continuously rising. These issuesare also showing up in the amount of work thecycle-count staff have to perform and correct.This is now causing major problems. The task offinding the cause has been left to Joseph, theinventory foreman. He is trying to figure out thecause and is starting to wonder just where to start.As a logistics expert, you are asked to helpJoseph.

Inventory shrinkage Shrinkage can be a leading cause of inventory stock mismatch. Shrinkage occurs…

1. Advise Joseph of the processes that can cause the problems. 2. How would you contain the problem until you have found the cause? 3. If you knew that the staff had not altered, how would you isolate the cause of the problem?

1. Advise Joseph of the processes that can cause the problems. 2. How would you contain the problem until you have found the cause? 3. If you knew that the staff had not altered, how would you isolate the cause of the problem?

Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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