Questionnaire

1. Is there is any purchase committee in the unit? Yes No Cant say 2. What are the factors considered while placing a purchase order? Safety stock Lead time Availability Competition Consumption Demand Cost Other Please specify if others, _______________________________
3. From where the unit purchase its inventories?

Own Subsidiaries Local market Domestic market (National) International market

4. how many number of Godowns should be there in the company?

0 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 & above
5. What factors are considered while storing te inventories in godown? Please give ranking

as per your viewpoint, 8 to the highest and 1 to the lowest. Lighting Movement Standarization Cleanliness Inventory types Codification Space Other

Please specify if others, _______________________________ 6. Did proper records of these inventories are maintained by the company? Yes No 7. Which method of accounting of inventories is being followed by the company? LIFO FIFO FILO Please specify if others, _______________________________

8. How do you managed the waste materials of the company? Resale Disposed Recycle Other Please specify if others, _______________________________ 9. Did the company followed any inventory policies? Yes No 10. What factors are considered while framing inventory policies? Degree of specialization Capacities Production system Sales Others Demand Forecaste Opportunities Competitors strategy Cost associated

Please specify if others, _______________________________ 11. Which of the inventory control techniques is/are being followed in the company? EOQ ABC Re-order level FSN VED ERP system Inventory turnover ration Please specify if others, ________________________________ 12. Which of the following cost reduction measures are adopted by the company? Safety stock JIT Reducing leadtime Bulky purchase Channels of distribution

13. Item volumes Indicate no of items in the company. Raw-materials Intermediates Finished Goods Spare Parts Tools Consumables Utilities Capital Service Model

Kit Others (Specify)

14. Item Classification What are the normal classification methods followed in your organization. Some of the classifications are : Finished Goods Raw Materials Utility Items, etc.

15. What the various types of analysis used for inventory management? ABC analysis XYZ analysis FSN analysis VED analysis

16. Do you use re-ordering methods? 17. How do you determine the ordering quantity? 18. Define the method used for inventory pricing within your agency (actual cost, average cost, standard cost). 19. Identify the type(s) of non-inventory items that may be stocked within your agency.
20. Describe the types of storage facilities that are maintained within your agency, and any have special storage requirements. 21. Do you have multiple warehouses where inventory items are tracked? If so how many? 22. Describe how your agencys storage facilities are designed/setup.

Name of respondent: ________________________

Deptt.: ____________________

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