Q. What is ABC Analysis?

ABC Analysis: - ABC Analysis is a method of controlling different items of inventory. Generally a firm has to maintain several different items as inventory. All these items aren't equally important. Thus it isn't desirable to keep same degree of control on all these items. The firm must give more attention to those items whose value is higher in comparison to others.

In this analysis all the items of inventory are classified into three categories:-

(i) In category 'A' those items are incorporated which are small in number say 15 percent of the total items however they are quite valuable the value being 70 percent of the total value of the inventory.

(ii) Category 'B' stands midway as well as consists of items which are 30 percent in number and 20 percent of the total value.

(iii) In category 'C' those items are comprised which are quite large in number say 55 percent of the total items but carrying little value say 10 percent of the total value of inventory.