Quantum Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5: INVENTORIES

Manufacturing inventories and service parts inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2011
Manufacturing inventories:
Finished goods	$	20,506	$	19,999
Work in process		6,114		7,385
Materials and purchased parts		32,259		20,747
	$	58,879	$	48,131
Service parts inventories:
Finished goods	$	21,440	$	25,348
Component parts		19,596		19,688
	$	41,036	$	45,036

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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