Rightsizing Inventory

Informationen zum Autor Joseph L. Aiello Klappentext Based on 45 years of supply chain management, Joseph Aiello delivers the most thorough examination of inventory control available. This recognized authority discusses how the entire internal and external supply chain of today contributes to, or challenges, efforts to optimize product inventory and delivery. Articulated by actual examples, Aiello discusses both obvious and hidden factors, including those related to sales, marketing, purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing, IT, and distribution. The appendix includes 150 tips on how to rightsizeinventory. Through this rigorous examination, the book provides a pragmatic overview regarding the workings of an efficient supply chain. Zusammenfassung Discusses how the entire internal and external supply chain of contributes to, or challenges, efforts to optimize product inventory and delivery. This book also discusses both obvious and hidden factors, including those related to sales, marketing, purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing, IT, and distribution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Inventory as a Strategic Advantage. Is The Customer Always Right? Having Inventory Costs the Company Money. Not Having Inventory Costs the Company Money. How Much Inventory Should We Make or Buy? How Can We Improve the Product and Process Design. to Minimize Inventory Levels? How Much Inventory Should We Make? How much inventory should we stock? What Information about Inventory Do We Need? The Unsung Heroes of Inventory Management. Rightsizing Inventory: A New Way of Life for the Supply Chain. Silos Can Be Turned into a Collaborative Supply Chain Network. Appendices. Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph L. Aiello, Joseph L. (Consultant Aiello, Aiello Joseph L.
• Con la collaborazione di: William T. Walker (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.08.2007
• EAN: 9780849385155
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-8515-5
• Pagine: 506
• Serie: Resource Management; Series on Resource Management; Resource Management; Series on Resource Management
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, Business & management, Engineering: general