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Which of the following inventory techniques uses cards to monitor inventory movement?

(a) ABC Analysis  (b) JIT Approach  (c) Kanban (d) Kaizen  (e) Economic Order Quantity.

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Question added by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India
Date Posted: 2015/05/13
Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

(c)

  Kanban is a subsystem of the JIT approach involving a simple parts movement system that depends on cards and containers to pull parts from one work center to another. (a) ABC analysis is a technique of inventory management, in which the inventory is distributed based on price and usage of the inventory. (b) A JIT is an approach to inventory control that emphasizes having materials arrive just as they are needed in the production process. (d) Kaizen is a Japanese term implying continuous improvement. (e) EOQ is an inventory control method developed to minimize ordering and holding costs, while avoiding stock out costs.

JIT approach and ABC analysing

Khaled Anwar
by Khaled Anwar , Senior Sales Engineer , "Automotive company''

The answer is : Option ( C )

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