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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 3: INVENTORIES

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

	As of
	September 30, 2012		March 31, 2012
Manufacturing inventories:
Finished goods	$	17,675	$	22,122
Work in process		6,930		5,781
Materials and purchased parts		30,189		33,208
	$	54,794	$	61,111

	As of
	September 30, 2012		March 31, 2012
Service parts inventories:
Finished goods	$	19,818	$	19,202
Component parts		17,331		19,848
	$	37,149	$	39,050

- 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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