Inventory — means a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished. This remains the prime meaning in British English.[1] In the USA and Canada the term has developed from a… … Wikipedia
Value stream mapping software — is a type of software that helps prepare and/or analyze value stream maps. The software typically helps design maps through utilizing a series of symbols representing activity and information/material flow, and as a supplement to manual… … Wikipedia
Inventory valuation — INVENTORIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Inventories are usually the largest current asset of a business, and proper measurement of them is necessary to assure accurate financial statements. If inventory is not properly measured, expenses and… … Wikipedia
Inventory Accounting — The body of accounting that deals with valuing and accounting for changes in inventoried assets. Changes in value can occur for a number of reasons including depreciation, deterioration, obsolescence, change in customer taste, increased demand,… … Investment dictionary
inventory — in·ven·to·ry / in vən ˌtōr ē/ n pl ries 1: an itemized list of current assets: as a: a written list or catalog of the property of an individual, organization, or estate or succession that is made by a fiduciary under oath and that usu. describes… … Law dictionary
Value Measuring Methodology — (or VMM) is a tool that helps planners balance both tangible and intangible values when making investment decisions, and monitor benefits.Formal methods to calculate the Return on Investment (or ROI) have been widely understood and used for a… … Wikipedia
inventory valuation — ➔ valuation * * * inventory valuation UK US noun [C or U] (also stock valuation) ACCOUNTING ► a calculation of the value of the products or materials that a company has available for sale or use at the end of a particular accounting period, or… … Financial and business terms
Inventory — In ven*to*ry, n.; pl. {Inventories}. [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See {Invent}.] 1. An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inventory risk — ➔ risk1 * * * inventory risk UK US noun [C or U] ACCOUNTING, COMMERCE ► the chance that a company will be unable to sell its supply of goods, or that its value will go down: »The technology enabled retailers to keep leaner inventories, shifting… … Financial and business terms
Inventory (museum) — An inventory is an itemized list of objects that the museum has accessioned or received via loan(s) and must be physically located by an examiner. A complete, one hundred percent inventory, or a random inventory of the collection must be carried… … Wikipedia
inventory — inventoriable, adj. inventorial, adj. inventorially, adv. /in veuhn tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. inventories, v., inventoried, inventorying. n. 1. a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods… … Universalium