Inventory includes the raw materials used by manufacturers in production or the resale goods distributors and retailers acquire to sell to their customers. Proper accounting of inventory is important ...

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Accounting systems and inventory can be especially vulnerable to theft, fraud or outright mismanagement. Controlling the integrity of your accounting records and the security of your inventory can ...

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