"This new edition provides a focused message on how inventory optimization effects specific business verticals through … improved metrics. It reviews the fundamentals of inventory optimization so that practitioners can attain a demand driven supply … as well as provides a business perspective of why present inventory systems sub-optimize the supply chain and faulty …

Introduction -- Retail valuation : how investors value product availability and inventory management -- Assortment … forecasting, inventory optimization, and markdown pricing -- Flexible supply chains : how to design for greater agility end to end …

partner relationships to reduce the total landed cost of an inventory item; Shift some outsourced production to local … suppliers to cover last minute replenishment issues; Warehouse reduction analysis; Component profiling to reduce inventory … levels; Relocate suppliers on-site; Demand forecast sharing with suppliers; MRO inventory reduction systems; Product …