Inventory Management


Recent Inventory Management Articles

Placing Your Bets

By Ted Hurlbut |  Jul 1, 2005

Managing your pre-season commit percentages is one of the keys to having a profitable season.  Read more

Cycle Counting

By Ted Hurlbut |  Jun 1, 2005

Once you're in the habit of continuously cycle counting, you'll probably never have to do a full physical inventory again.  Read more

Low Hanging Fruit, Sludge and Everything Else

By Ted Hurlbut |  May 1, 2005

Strategies for turning dead inventory into cash.  Read more

Is There a Future for Small Retailing?

By Ted Hurlbut |  Jan 1, 2005

A few thoughts on what it will take to succeed.  Read more

Supply Chain Management Becomes a Larger Priority

By Mila D'Antonio |  Jun 11, 2003

Industries with extensive and complex manufacturing environments, such as consumer products, high-tech and automotive, know that failing to collaborate with ...  Read more

Getting a Purchase on Inventory

By Donna Fenn |  Apr 1, 2003

Good banking relations allow Martin Guitar to buy big when needed.  Read more

Strategies for Your Business's Excess Inventory

By Barbara Weltman |  Jan 9, 2003

If you have items that have been sitting on your shelves for some time, it's costing you money. Before year-end, take appropriate steps to trim your excess i...  Read more

How Fast Should My Inventory Turn?

By Charles J. Bodenstab |  Jun 19, 2000

The quicker inventory turns, the less cash you tie up.  Read more

Beyond Just-In-Time

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Feb 1, 1989

Manufacturer builds his plant near his primary customer and connects the two with a pneumatic conveying system  Read more

Inventory Management;

By Reported by Patricia Amend |  Nov 1, 1986

Just because metals and other commodities are selling at bargain prices, don't make the mistake of loading up on raw materials. Economist Gary Shilling (...  Read more

The Inventory Cardiogram

Dec 1, 1983

How to manage inventory to prevent back-ups and slow delivery.  Read more

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