The Industrial Revolution and advances in science and technology have caused an unprecedented rise in the production of industrial goods. When products made to meet demand cannot be sold, they remain in inventory. If inventory isn’t managed properly, the ability to fulfill purchase requests quickly declines, which harms both producers and consumers. Depreciation is an accounting method that accounts for the decrease in value over time and includes these losses in production costs. So far, the global economy has experienced repeating cycles of booms and recessions. One of the main triggers is inventory. Inventory is a crucial factor that can lead to business failure, but effective inventory management can help promote greater business success. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”
There is a country of 607 islands in the West Pacific, Micronesia. One of the islands, “Yap Islands,” used limestone as a currency. The monetary unit is “fei”. Big stones, oh no, big money, 3.6 meters in diameter and weighed 3.5 tons. The bigger and heavier is a more expensive price, because of the harder the carving. The peculiar thing was that when the people moved the stone for trading, they directly moved it with a canoe, and no one marked the money after the transaction. In the meantime, a rich man had to deal with someone and he met the storm while carrying the stone money in a canoe. Securing his survival, he had to throw his money out of the canoe into the water. When he met the counterparty with an empty hand, no sooner did they confirm the force majeure case than the counterparty confirmed that the villagers additionally recognized the value of the sunk money in the water and approved the transaction. Then, the existence of the sunk stone money was recorded on a wooden board,...