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The perpetual inventory system controls inventory in order to both protect it from theft and damage and report it in the balance sheet as an asset that impacts net income. When the inventory is sold ...

Companies that manufacture and sell tangible goods, or resell products from other firms, must track and manage potentially hundreds of thousands of units of inventory. Using systems to control ...

An inventory control system is a system the encompasses all aspects of managing a company’s inventories; purchasing, shipping, receiving, tracking, warehousing and storage, turnover, and reordering.

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