Recently a Disgruntled Employee Walked into a Large Grocery Chain's

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Recently a disgruntled employee walked into a large grocery chain's midwest distribution center and opened fire on his fellow workers. He killed or injured several people before being killed by the local police. The grocery chain is very concerned about the threat of workplace violence in the future. One way to deal with this threat is for management to hold focus groups to invite employee input. Another way is to make certain that the company hires managers with good interpersonal skills.

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Definitions:

Inventory Costing Method

An approach used to value inventory and determine the cost of goods sold, including methods like FIFO, LIFO, and weighted average.

Cost Flow Assumption

A method used in accounting to determine the value of inventory sold and remaining in stock, common methods include FIFO, LIFO, and weighted average.

Physical Movement

The actual movement or transportation of goods in a supply chain.

Average Cost Flow

An inventory costing method that assigns the average cost of goods available for sale to both ending inventory and cost of goods sold.