Inventory aka Stock which business holds the goods and materials for resale. Generally understood the term, Inventory means the physical stock of goods kept in store to meet the anticipated demand. Every company needs goods or materials for multiple purposes and maintains them on hand at or near to a business location so that the firm may meet the demand and fulfill its reason for existence. The pace at which the inventory gets converted into finished goods and the finished goods get sold and get converted into revenue is also called inventory turnover. Every company has inventory in a different form. Three businesses are merchandise, manufacturing, and Service. Out of these inventory plays a major role in merchandise and manufacturing than Service-based companies. Inventory in a service context is quite difficult to explain and intangible. Following are the different types of inventory: Raw Materials Work in Process Finished Goods Packing Materials MRO Supplies Raw M...