Just in case and Transposition error: Difference between pages

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1. A simple error of data entry when two digits in a number are reversed (transposed).

When two adjacent digits are transposed the error will always be divisible by 9.

For example: If 3,460 should be 3,640 the difference is 180 (3,640-3,460=180) 180/9 = 20.

2. Similar errors with non-numerical data. For example ABC entered wrongly as ACB.

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-(JIC).
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+A simple error of data entry when two digits in a number are reversed (transposed).
-Just-in-case stock management is a modified version of Just-in-time stock management.
+When two adjacent digits are transposed the error will always be divisible by 9.
-Where Just-in-time would result in a zero or negligible stock holding level, a Just-in-case approach adds an appropriate additional safety holding, to protect against a supplier's potential (unexpected) inability to deliver stock as required.
+For example:
+If 3,460 should be 3,640
+the difference is 180 (3,640-3,460=180)
+/9 = 20.
+.
+Similar errors with non-numerical data.
+For example ABC entered wrongly as ACB.
 == See also ==
-* [[Inventory management]]
+* [[Double counting]]
-* [[Just in time]]
-* [[Stock]]
-[[Category:The_business_context]]
-[[Category:Manage_risks]]