Definitive Guide to Inventory Management, The: Principles and Strategies for the Efficient Flow of Inventory across the Supply Chain, Rough Cuts
- By CSCMP, Matthew A. Waller, Terry L. Esper
- Published Feb 5, 2014 by Pearson FT Press. Part of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals series.
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Description
- Copyright 2014
- Dimensions: 6" x 9"
- Pages: 208
- Edition: 1st
- Rough Cuts
- ISBN-10: 0-13-344889-4
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-344889-4
This is the Rough Cuts version of the book.
Master and apply both the technical and behavioral skills you need to succeed in any inventory management role or function! Now there’s an authoritative and comprehensive guide to best-practice inventory management in any organization. Authored by world-class experts in collaboration with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), this text illuminates planning, organizing, controlling, directing, motivating, and coordinating all the activities used to efficiently control product flow. The Definitive Guide to Inventory Management covers long-term strategic decisions, mid-term tactical decisions, and even short-term operational decisions. Topics discussed include the following:
- Basic inventory management goals, roles, concepts, purposes, and terminology
- Key inventory management elements, processes, and interactions
- Principles/strategies for establishing efficient and effective inventory flows
- Using technology in inventory planning and management
- New approaches to inventory reduction: postponement, vendor-managed inventories, cross-docking, and quick-response systems
- Trade-offs between inventory and transportation costs, including carrying costs
- Requirements and challenges of global inventory management
- Best practices, metrics, and frameworks for assessing inventory management performance
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Inventory 1
Chapter 2: Inventory Management Fundamentals 9
Chapter 3: Inventory Control 31
Chapter 4: The Link Between Inventory Management and Forecasting 69
Chapter 5: Discrete Event Simulation of Inventory Processes 111
Chapter 6: Additional Inventory Management Processes and Concepts 129
Chapter 7: Managing Supply Chain Inventory Flows 155
Chapter 8: Inventory Performance Measurement 175
Index 189