<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Master and apply both the technical and behavioral skills you need to succeed in any inventory management role or function! Now, there’s an authoritative and comprehensive guide to best-practice inventory management in any organization. Authored by world-class experts in collaboration with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), this text illuminates planning, organizing, controlling, directing, motivating and coordinating all the activities used to efficiently control product flow. <B> <I>The Definitive Guide to Inventory Management </B> </I>covers long-term strategic decisions; mid-term tactical decisions; and even short-term operational decisions. Topics discussed include:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Basic inventory management goals, roles, concepts, purposes, and terminology</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Key inventory management elements, processes, and interactions</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Principles/strategies for establishing efficient and effective inventory flows</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Using technology in inventory planning and management</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">New approaches to inventory reduction: postponement, vendor-managed inventories, cross-docking, and quick response systems</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Trade-offs between inventory and transportation costs, including carrying costs</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Requirements and challenges of global inventory management</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Best practices, metrics, and frameworks for assessing inventory management performance</DIV> </LI> </UL>