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Moving Average Cost no need Inventory closing ?

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Hi guys,

Is it true if we using Moving Average in Inventory model, we do not need Inventory Closing ?

May I get some clearer explanation for "why" is it no need.

Thanks,

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  • André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture
    297,462 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    RE: Moving Average Cost no need Inventory closing ?

    Hi Voltes,

    It all depends on the accounting requirements in an organization and the local regulations. A financial consultant should be able to ask the correct questions and then suggest the best option. Most of the times, I suggested, FIFO, Moving average or Fixed price in my implementations. If a company need to meet certain IAS and IFRS rules, then you should use an actual costing method, like FIFO, LIFO or Weighted average.

  • Guy Terry Profile Picture
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    RE: Moving Average Cost no need Inventory closing ?

    I would say the broad choices are Actual vs Standard vs Moving average. Then if you want actual costing, you'll need to decide which is most appropriate (FIFO, Weighted average, Weighted average date).

    Moving average does not always allow invoice price differences to be incorporated in to your product costs; these differences are expensed if the inventory is already sold. Which is why it is described as more appropriate when your PO prices are accurate. And to me, it doesn't sound useful for manufacturing organisations, although the whitepaper says it can be for some.

    Certainly the retrospective adjustment of cost prices that you get with Actual costing methods can be confusing, but if you want accurate cost prices, and if your PO prices are sometimes wrong or affected by currency exchange rate variations, then it is something that has to be accepted.

    The whitepaper for Moving average is here.

  • BillurSamdancioglu Profile Picture
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    RE: Moving Average Cost no need Inventory closing ?

    I think it depends on transaction size.

  • VoltesDev Profile Picture
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    RE: Moving Average Cost no need Inventory closing ?

    Hi Andre,

    May I know the reason people choose Moving Average rather than Weighted ? Cause I found some resource saying it is rare for company to use Weighted Average, is that true ?

    Is it because they want more stable price (since we cannot backdated) ? Is that the Pros ?

    Thanks,

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    André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture
    297,462 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    RE: Moving Average Cost no need Inventory closing ?

    Hi VoltesDev,

    For Moving average, you indeed don't need the inventory closing. It has been specially designed to prevent the requirement for the closing job. For that reason, it will have some pros and cons. Eg. it will never be possible to correct the moving average with past dates. You can only adjust current on-hand inventory values.

    You can read more in the documentation: Moving average - Supply Chain Management | Dynamics 365 | Microsoft Docs

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    BillurSamdancioglu Profile Picture
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    RE: Moving Average Cost no need Inventory closing ?

    You may find what you need in this link.

    I advise you to watch all series.

    community.dynamics.com/.../part-5-inventory-closing-in-d365-supply-chain-management-march-23-2022

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