cycle counting

cycle counting
cycle count UK US noun [C]
ACCOUNTING, PRODUCTION, COMMERCE the process of counting a small chosen set of goods and materials owned by a company or available for sale in a store, etc. on each business day rather than having one time of the year, etc. when everything is counted together: »

The article discusses the process of managing inventory through cycle counts.

cycle count verb [I or T]
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Why doesn’t every distributor abandon their annual physical inventory and cycle count instead?

cycle counting noun [U]
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The logistical problem of material movement can make cycle counting more difficult than a complete inventory.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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