Merits of the Mean

1. It is rigidly defined. Its value is always definite. 2. It is easy to calculate and easy to understand. Hence it is very popular. 3. It is based on all the observations; so that it becomes a good representative. Read More …

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Measures of Central Tendency

A single value which can be considered as typical or representative of a set of observations and around which the observations can be considered as Centered is called an ’Average’ (or average value) or a Centre of location. Since such Read More …

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Primary and Secondary Data

Primary data is data that you collect yourself using such methods as: direct observation – lets you focus on details of importance to you; lets you see a system in real rather than theoretical use (other faults are unlikely or Read More …

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Materials budgeting and accounting

The adequate help of cost and stores accounting by way of providing up to-date, reliable and required data to the materials control department enables it to base it forecasts on the data so supplied. The cost and stores accounting are Read More …

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MATERIALS BUDGETING

A budget is a co-ordinated financial estimate of the income and expenditure of an organization related to a specified future period. It may be defined as “Budget is a plan of action quantified in money terms for some future period” Read More …

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SOME GUIDELINES FOR MATERIALS PLANNING

Though for every organization guidelines cannot be provided in a limited treatise like the present one but some of the general guidelines can be given which can be kept into mind and effectively used by a materials planner for effective Read More …

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