Inventory management : from warehouse to distribution center / J. David Viale.

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Main Author: Viale, J. David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Menlo Park, Calif. : Lanham, MD : Crisp Publications ; Distribution to the U.S. trade, National Book Network, ©1996.
Series:Fifty-Minute series.
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Table of Contents:
  • TITLE
  • COPYRIGHT
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • TO THE READERS
  • WHATâ€?S IN IT FOR YOU PERSONALLY?
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MODULE I Inventory Objectives and Policies
  • WHAT IS INVENTORY MANAGEMENT?
  • Why Management Inventory?
  • THE FOUR OBJECTIVES OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
  • #1: Maximizing Customer Service
  • #2: Maximizing the Efficiency of Purchasing and Production
  • #3: Minimizing Inventory Investment
  • #4; Maximizing Profit
  • HANDLING CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES
  • INVENTORY CATEGORIES
  • TYPES OF INVENTORY
  • Decoupling Inventory
  • Transportation (Pipeline) InventoryAnticipation Stock
  • Hedging Stock
  • SUMMARY
  • EXERCISE 1: Match Game
  • EXERCISE 2: Fill In the Blanks
  • MODULE II Independent Demand Inventory Systems
  • INVENTORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • INDEPENDENT DEMAND MODELS
  • #1. Fixed Reorder CYCLE Inventory Model
  • #2. Fixed Reorder QUANTITY Inventory Model
  • Reorder Point with Safety Stock
  • EXERCISE 1: Calculations
  • #3. Optional Replenishment System
  • #4. Joint Replenishment System
  • Visual Review Systems
  • Time-Phased Order Point (TPOP)
  • ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON INVENTORY MANAGEMENTORDER CYCLES AND LEAD TIMES
  • Summary
  • EXERCISE 2: Choose the Correct Answer
  • MODULE III Inventory Management Tools and Techniques
  • FORECASTING AND DETERMINING INVENTORY LEVELS
  • DETERMINING INVENTORY NEEDED
  • The Role of Safety Stock
  • ESSENTIAL CALCULATIONS (STANDARD DEVIATION)
  • The Answer
  • THE 80/20 RULE (ABC ANALYSIS)
  • DETERMINING OTHER COSTS
  • Ordering/Setup Cost
  • Carrying Cost
  • Storage Costs
  • Stockout Costs
  • Transportation Costs
  • LOT SIZE AND SAFETY STOCK
  • Fixed Order QuantityEconomic Order Quantity
  • Economic Order Quantity
  • Period Order Quantity
  • Lot-for-Lot
  • Periods of Supply
  • Part-Period Balancing
  • Wagner-Whitin Algorithm
  • EXERCISE 1: Calculations
  • EXERCISE 2: Fill In the Blanks
  • EXERCISE 3: Choose the Correct Answer
  • MODULE IV Inventory Management and Financial Analysis
  • FINANCIAL CONTROL OF INVENTORY
  • BALANCE SHEET BASICS
  • Balance Sheet Components
  • USEFUL TIPS FOR READING A BALANCE SHEET
  • INCOME STATEMENT BASICS
  • USEFUL TIPS FOR READING AN INCOME STATEMENT
  • EXERCISE 1: ObservationsTHE BASIC MANUFACTURING EQUATION
  • KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS
  • EXERCISE 2: Calculating Ratios
  • FINANCIAL EVALUATION CHECKLIST
  • Balance Sheet
  • Income Statement
  • Other Issues
  • IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS WITH POTENTIAL CASH-FLOW PROBLEMS
  • COSTED BILL OF MATERIALS
  • Explanation of Cost Buildup Product F (1 unit)
  • Questions to Ask When Reviewing a Costed Bill of Materials
  • ALLOCATION OF FACTORY OVERHEAD AND ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING
  • Inventory Valuation
  • EXERCISE 3: Valuing Inventory
  • EXERCISE 4: Choose the Correct Answer