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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Inventory analysis</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>inventory</Level1>
			<Level2>analysis</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>analysis</Level1>
			<Level2>inventory</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<AimSection><List><ListIntro>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ina" role="module" Update="No">Inventory Analysis (INA)</GUIRef> module enables users to perform the following tasks:</ListIntro>
			<ListItemHead><Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000306" role="glossary">ABC analysis</Link>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>You can perform this analysis by warehouse and/or by item. ABC analyses can be based on cost price, sales price, or quantity. Each ABC class can be assigned a counting interval, which is used for cycle counting.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead><Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000380" role="glossary">Slow-moving analysis</Link>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>You can base this analysis on inventory turnover rate (inventory versus periodic issue of an item).</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Inventory valuation</Link>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>You can calculate the inventory value by: <List><ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary" Update="No">Item type</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000450" role="glossary" Update="No">Item valuation group</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000449" role="glossary" Update="No">Warehouse valuation group</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Warehouse</ListItem>
				</List>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
	</AimSection>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>In addition to these analyses, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ina" role="module" Update="No">Inventory Analysis (INA)</GUIRef> module enables you to:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>View the inventory receipt transactions and consumptions.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>View and process the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000301" role="glossary" Update="No">inventory variances</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Print and view the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000001" role="glossary" Update="No">inventory-valuation methods</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>View the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000351" role="glossary">moving-average unit cost (mauc)</Link> history.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000002" role="manual">To perform an ABC analysis</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000003" role="manual">To perform a slow-moving analysis</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000347" role="manual">Moving Average Unit Cost (MAUC)</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
