Essentials of Inventory Management
eBook - ePub

Essentials of Inventory Management

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Essentials of Inventory Management

About this book

The invaluable resource?is the answer book that practitioners and students rely on. It breaks down the job into easy concepts and concrete steps.

The bar is set high for inventory control professionals—and well-ordered stock rooms and records are just the beginning. Beyond core tasks such as locating items, you’ve got to project future business needs, hold down costs, and fix supply chain problems. You need strategic and financial knowledge, and the skills to manage many moving parts.

With examples, charts, review questions, formulas, and clear explanations, Essentials of Inventory Management will help you:

  • Track inventory costs
  • Read balance sheets
  • Calculate gross profit
  • Set up a locator system
  • Weigh pros and cons of bar codes and RFID
  • Factor in replenishment costs
  • Decide when to get rid of dead stock
  • Pinpoint system dysfunctions
  • Mitigate risks in the supply chain

Maintaining physical spaces and databases are only part of your responsibilities. From forecasting to troubleshooting to the fundamentals of finance, Essentials of Inventory Management gives you the tools to optimize efficiency—and drive profits.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction to the Third Edition
  3. Chapter 1: Inventory as Both a Tangible and an Intangible Object
  4. Chapter 2: Inventory as Money
  5. Chapter 3: Physical Location and Control of Inventory
  6. Chapter 4: Automatic Identification
  7. Chapter 5: Planning and Replenishment Concepts
  8. Chapter 6: Why Inventory Systems Fail and How to Fix Them
  9. Chapter 7: Core Purchasing Inventory Considerations
  10. Chapter 8: Basics of Supply Chain Risk Management
  11. Chapter 9: Handling Inventory Safely
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index