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title: "WHITEPAPER: Principles of Inventory Valuation and Job costing"
description: Understand the principles of inventory valuation & job costing, including how to accurately value stock, allocate costs & improve financial decision making
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[Manufacturing & Job Shop Blog | Clients First Business Solutions](https://blog.cfbs-us.com/manufacturing-job-shop)

# [WHITEPAPER: Principles of Inventory Valuation and Job costing](https://blog.cfbs-us.com/manufacturing-job-shop/principles-of-inventory-valuation-and-job-costing-0)

 Written by [Nancy Phillippi](https://blog.cfbs-us.com/manufacturing-job-shop/author/nancy-phillippi) | Mar 16, 2022 5:15:30 PM

This new whitepaper and blog article are also listed under our [Acumatica Cloud ERP blog](https://blog.cfbs-us.com/acumatica-cloud-erp/principles-of-inventory-valuation-and-job-costing).  Please download a copy to learn more about inventory and job costing for manufacturers and distributors. 

## Topics Included Cover the Gamut of Inventory Costing

- Inventory valuation and production cost considerations for wholesale distributors and manufacturers, including cost elements
- Fundamentals of inventory valuation and manufacturing costing
- Detailed valuation descriptions
- Inventory valuation examples
- Valuation comparisons
- How to select the right options for your industry

 Clients First is a Gold Cloud ERP Partner for both Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics.  [Contact us](https://info.cfbs-us.com/contact-us-tx-0) for more information on how to cost your inventory!

 

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