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Blmt 343:Inventory Management Question Paper

Blmt 343:Inventory Management 

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Science

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2011



INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (BLMT 343) 3RD TRIMESTER 2011

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2011 EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : INFORMATION SCIENCE
UNIT CODE : BLMT 343
UNIT TITLE : INVENTORY MANAGEMENT


:TIME:2 HOURS

Instructions: Answer any THREE questions in SECTION A and any other TWO in SECTION B.

Question One.
Explain the relevance of inventory management in information science. (10mks)

Question Two.
Briefly discuss four main objectives of inventory management. (10mks)

Question Three.
Explain five basic reasons for keeping an inventory. (10mks)

Question Four
Briefly discuss five different classifications of warehouses. (10mks)

SECTION B

Question Five
Discuss the role of warehouses in inventory management. (20mks)

Question six.

Discuss the following terminology as applied in inventory management

Inventory holding point
Consolidation centre
Cross –dock centre
Trans-shipment point

Returned goods centre.

(20mks)

Question Seven.
Discuss the application of inventory management to the practice of information science. (20mks)






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