Aiello, Joseph L.

Rightsizing inventory / Joseph L. Aiello. - Boca Raton, FL : Auerbach Publications, c2008. - xxxi, 474 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Series on resource management. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface - Acknowledgements - About This Book - About the Author - How to Get the Most from This Book - Woodstock Lighting Group Characters in Order of Appearance - 1. Inventory as a Strategic Advantage - 2. Is the Customer Always Right? 3. Having Inventory Costs the Company Money - 4. Not Having Inventory Costs the Company Money - 5. How Much Inventory Should We Make or Buy? - 6. How Can We Improve the Product and Process Design to Minimize Inventory Levels? -7. How Much Inventory Should We Make? - 8. How Much Inventory Should We Stock? - 9. What Information about Inventory Do We Need? - 10. The Unsung Heroes of Inventory Management - 11. Rightsizing Inventory : A New way of Life for the Supply Chain - 12. Silos Can Be Turned into a Collaborative Supply-Chain Network - Bibliography - Tips on How to 'Rightsize' Inventory - Index.

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