by Jon Schreibfeder | Sep 19, 2012 | Replenishment Parameters
Computer systems maintain the stock of inventory items with parameters such as minimum and maximum quantities. Some of these parameters are objective – that is, there is one right or optimum answer. For example, an economic order quantity balances the actual cost of a...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Sep 19, 2012 | Forecasting
When we founded Effective Inventory Management (EIM) in 1996, our goal was to help organizations throughout the world achieve the goal of effective inventory management – that is, to meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability while maximizing...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Sep 1, 2012 | Stocking Decisions
In deciding what products to stock, remember our goal: “Effective inventory management allows a distributor to meet or exceed his (or her) customers’ expectations of product availability with the amount of each item that will maximize the...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jul 1, 2012 | Replenishment Parameters
Many companies today have multiple stores or branches, each stocking a number of products. When planning replenishment of products to smaller locations, buyers must decide whether to buy products directly from a supplier or to transfer quantities from a central...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jun 1, 2012 | Forecasting
When we founded Effective Inventory Management (EIM) in 1996, our goal was to help organizations throughout the world achieve the goal of effective inventory management – that is, to meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability while maximizing...