Abstract
Today, companies are making efforts on inventory control enhancement in order to deliver products and
services to their customers rapidly at low cost. There is no doubt that inventory control enhances the firm’s
operations. Better inventory control means effective operations of a firm resulting in cost reduction and
ultimately increasing on profit. The purpose of this paper is to showcase the significance of proper inventory
control systems application in warehouses. The inventory control techniques applicable in the warehouse
such as batch quantities, ordering methods and inventory classification and as well as the factors
contributing to poor inventory control were highlighted in this paper.