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    ABC analysis is an inventory categorization technique used to identify items that will have a significant impact on overall inventory costs. When conducting an ABC analysis, inventory items are valued based on their cost multiplied by the quantity issued/consumed in a period. The results are then ranked and grouped into three categories - A, B, and C. Category A items typically account for 80% of total inventory value but only 20% of total items. Category B accounts for 15% of total value and 30% of total items. Category C accounts for the remaining 5% of total value but 50% of total items. ABC analysis helps management focus more attention on controlling important Category A items.

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    ABC analysis is an inventory categorization technique used to identify items that will have a significant impact on overall inventory costs. When conducting an ABC analysis, inventory items are valued based on their cost multiplied by the quantity issued/consumed in a period. The results are then ranked and grouped into three categories - A, B, and C. Category A items typically account for 80% of total inventory value but only 20% of total items. Category B accounts for 15% of total value and 30% of total items. Category C accounts for the remaining 5% of total value but 50% of total items. ABC analysis helps management focus more attention on controlling important Category A items.

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    ABC analysis is an inventory categorization technique used to identify items that will have a significant impact on overall inventory costs. When conducting an ABC analysis, inventory items are valued based on their cost multiplied by the quantity issued/consumed in a period. The results are then ranked and grouped into three categories - A, B, and C. Category A items typically account for 80% of total inventory value but only 20% of total items. Category B accounts for 15% of total value and 30% of total items. Category C accounts for the remaining 5% of total value but 50% of total items. ABC analysis helps management focus more attention on controlling important Category A items.

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    ABC analysis is a business term used to define an inventory categorization technique often used in materials management. It is also known as Selective Inventory Control. ABC analysis provides a mechanism for identifying items that will have a significant impact on overall inventory cost, whilst also providing a mechanism for identifying different categories of stock that will require different management and controls. When carrying out an ABC analysis, inventory items are valued (item cost multiplied by quantity issued/consumed in period) with the results then ranked. The results are then grouped typically into three bands. These bands are called ABC codes. ABC codes 1."A class" inventory will typically contain items that account for 80% of total value, or 20% of total items. 2."B class" inventory will have around 15% of total value, or 30% of total items. 3."C class" inventory will account for the remaining 5%, or 50% of total items. ABC Analysis is similar to the Pareto principle in that the "A class" group will typically account for a large proportion of the overall value but a small percentage of the overall volume of inventory. Another recommended breakdown of ABC classes: 1."A" approximately 10% of items or 66.6% of value 2."B" approximately 20% of items or 23.3% of value 3."C" approximately 70% of items or 10.1% of value

    A.B.C. analysis is a selective technique of controlling different items of inventory. In actual practice, thousands of items are included in business as inventories. But all these items are not equally important. According to this technique, only those items of inventory are paid more attention which are significant for business. According to this technique, all items are classified into 3 categories A.B. and C. In A category those items are taken which are very precious and their quantity or number is small.

    (ii) In B category those items are reserved which are less costly than the items of category A but their number is greater.

    (iii) In category C all those items are included which are low priced but their number is highest.

    The rate of use of items of category A is the highest and that of category C is the lowest. In a manufacturing organisation, the items of inventory can be classified as under:-

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