Definitive Guide to Inventory Management, The: Principles and Strategies for the Efficient Flow of Inventory across the Supply Chain [Paperback]

The complete guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing world-class inventory management operations

• Covers planning, designing, controlling, and coordinating all aspects of inventory management  including the unique challenges of global environments
• Introduces crucial concepts, principles, terminology, elements, processes, strategies, technologies, linkages to other business functions, metrics, and more
• Covers long-term strategic decisions, mid-term tactical decisions, and short-term operational decisions
• For all practitioners and students concerned with inventory management and related processes
• Written by world-renowned experts in collaboration with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

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

Inventory management is a critical component of supply chain management, addressing how much inventory should be carried across the supply chain, where to carry it, and howlCÔ