{"product_id":"demand-driven-inventory-optimization-and-replenishment-creating-a-more-efficient-supply-chain-9781119174028","title":"Demand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment: Creating a More Efficient Supply Chain","description":"\u003cb\u003eRemove built-in supply chain weak points to more effectively balance supply and demand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e shows how companies can support supply chain metrics and business initiatives by removing the weak points built into their inventory systems. Beginning with a thorough examination of Just in Time, Efficient Consumer Response, and Collaborative Forecasting, Planning, and Replenishment, this book walks you through the mathematical shortcuts set up in your management system that prevent you from attaining supply chain excellence. This expanded second edition includes new coverage of inventory performance, business verticals, business initiatives, and metrics, alongside case studies that illustrate how optimized inventory and replenishment delivers results across retail, high-tech, men's clothing, and food sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInventory optimization allows you to avoid out-of-stock situations without impacting the bottom line with excessive inventory maintenance. By keeping just the right amount of inventory on hand, your company is better able to meet demand without sacrificing the cost-effectiveness of other supply chain strategies. The trick, however, is determining just the right amount--and this book provides the background and practical guidance you need to do just that.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine the major supply chain strategies of the last 30 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRemove the shortcuts that prohibit supply chain excellence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOptimize your supply\/demand balance in any vertical\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOvercome systemic weaknesses to strengthen the bottom line\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eInventory optimization is benefitting companies around the world, as exemplified here by case studies involving Matas, PWT, Wistron, and Amway. When inefficiencies are built into the system, it's only smart business to identify and remove them--and implement a new streamlined process that runs like a well-oiled machine. \u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for exceptional supply chain management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119174028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Robert A. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41261596606645,"sku":"9781119174028","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a38e58a2-8e1c-4e8d-9957-e39fbc5e654c.jpg?v=1634651219","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/demand-driven-inventory-optimization-and-replenishment-creating-a-more-efficient-supply-chain-9781119174028","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}