Essentials of Inventory Management

By John L. Feirer

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 costsRead balance sheetsCalculate gross profitSet up a locator systemWeigh pros and cons of bar codes and RFIDFactor in replenishment costsDecide when to get rid of dead stockPinpoint system dysfunctionsMitigate risks in the supply chainMaintaining 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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081440751X
• ISBN13: 9780814407516
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Amacom
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

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Essentials of Inventory Management

I've worked in Inventory Management for 20 years. This book covers a lot of areas that someone new to this field will find useful. This book even gave me some new ideas to try in my consulting firm.

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Inventory Essentials

This book lives up to its title. It is an easy to read introduction to inventory management. If you are new to the concept or are an empiric manager in the process of formalizing your education, this is a good start. Don't look for in depth information or case studies. On the recommendations side, the author left the topic of safety and occupational health out of the book. It would be good to include this topic in the...