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Inventory management : advanced methods for managing inventory within business systems / Geoff Relph and Catherine Milner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page, 2015.Description: v, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780749473686 (paperback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TS160 R27 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Introduction to inventory management -- Business systems and business -- The Complexity of inventory management within business systems -- Traditional thinking in inventory optimization -- K-curve methodology -- The Practical application of k-curve -- Case study examples and what to do next.
Summary: "An organization's inventory budget is a financial amount set by the group's board members. The decisions of what inventory to have in stock, how much, where, and when, are details handled by the manager. This book, aimed at practitioners, supply chain managers, and operations and manufacturing professionals, provides a step-by-step approach on how to achieve the crucial link between the budget's decisions and the detail level. The authors look beyond the theory and focus on the most important decisions managers need to make when managing inventories. Using case studies from various diverse industries, they examine how inventory management should work, how to control it, and how to balance it"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Effective inventory management can increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve cash flows. Endorsed by Institute of Operations Management and CILT, Inventory Management shows managers how to take control of their inventory system and ensure operations run smoothly. Looking beyond the complexity and theory of inventory management, Geoff Relph and Catherine Milner focus on the most important decisions managers need to make when managing inventory. They examine how inventory management should work, how to control it, and how to balance it, through their use of revolutionary k-curve methodology. They include case studies from various industries, looking at inventory management in diverse areas such as supermarkets and aerospace. The book also includes numerous figures and diagrams as well as valuable online material"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section Non-fiction RUS TS160 R27 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Room use only 76815 00076799

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Introduction to inventory management -- Business systems and business -- The Complexity of inventory management within business systems -- Traditional thinking in inventory optimization -- K-curve methodology -- The Practical application of k-curve -- Case study examples and what to do next.

"An organization's inventory budget is a financial amount set by the group's board members. The decisions of what inventory to have in stock, how much, where, and when, are details handled by the manager. This book, aimed at practitioners, supply chain managers, and operations and manufacturing professionals, provides a step-by-step approach on how to achieve the crucial link between the budget's decisions and the detail level. The authors look beyond the theory and focus on the most important decisions managers need to make when managing inventories. Using case studies from various diverse industries, they examine how inventory management should work, how to control it, and how to balance it"-- Provided by publisher.

"Effective inventory management can increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve cash flows. Endorsed by Institute of Operations Management and CILT, Inventory Management shows managers how to take control of their inventory system and ensure operations run smoothly. Looking beyond the complexity and theory of inventory management, Geoff Relph and Catherine Milner focus on the most important decisions managers need to make when managing inventory. They examine how inventory management should work, how to control it, and how to balance it, through their use of revolutionary k-curve methodology. They include case studies from various industries, looking at inventory management in diverse areas such as supermarkets and aerospace. The book also includes numerous figures and diagrams as well as valuable online material"-- Provided by publisher.

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