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Inventory Rotation Solutions for Hawkins

The Hawkins Supply company faces an inventory rotation problem where perishable supplies must be used before their expiration dates, requiring items to be restacked upon new shipments to keep older items in front. This double and triple handling of items consumes substantial time. The company aims to reduce this handling and asks if there are alternative effective solutions to achieve this goal.

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Inventory Rotation Solutions for Hawkins

The Hawkins Supply company faces an inventory rotation problem where perishable supplies must be used before their expiration dates, requiring items to be restacked upon new shipments to keep older items in front. This double and triple handling of items consumes substantial time. The company aims to reduce this handling and asks if there are alternative effective solutions to achieve this goal.

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Caryll Jumawan
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Case 1

Situation: The Hawkins Supply company is currently faced with an inventory rotation
problem. This difficulty stems from the fact that some supplies must be
used prior to a stated expiration date. Upon receipt, a new shipment of
these perishable items must be stacked beneath the boxes that are currently
in inventory. A substantial amount of time is consumed in restacking the
items according to their expiration dates.

Question: The company would like to reduce the double and sometimes triple
handling of items. How can this goal be achieved? Are there alternative
solutions which might also be effective?

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