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- IBM Uses Advanced Analytics to Transform Inventory Management for Retail Industry
- IBM today unveiled a new solution that uses advanced data analytics to help retailers achieve the delicate balance between demand and inventory levels. The new IBM Dynamic Inventory Optimization Solution mines data for customer order patterns and inventory levels and then applies patented optimizing technology -- enabling clients to...
- Research articles 2006-05-22
- Kmart revises inventory levels.(Retail Briefs)(Brief Article)
- Kmart Holding Corporation has updated its November and December inventory levels. At the end of December, the company's inventory levels were revised to approximately $3.1 billion as opposed to the $3.4 billion previously announced. ... ...
- Research articles 2005-01-10
- SSCC sees lackluster demand: speaking at UBS conference.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., UBS Global Paper & Forest Products Conference )(Brief Article)
- The paperboard and paper based packaging industry has lackluster demand, low inventory levels, and relatively stable prices right now, says Charles Hinrichs, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s SSCC chief financial officer. Last week he spoke a The paperboard and paper...
- Research articles 2003-09-20
- BEST BUY'S INVENTORY LEANEST OF CATEGORY SPECIALISTS IN Q2.(Brief Article)
- NEW YORK-In an HFN report on the inventory levels of the consumer electronics specialty retailers, Best Buy topped the list as the company with the leanest inventory-to-sales ratio for the second quarter. NEW YORK-In an HFN report on the inventory levels of the consumer...
- Research articles 2003-10-06
- H.J. Heinz has selected Manugistics Group for supply chain solutions to improve its demand forecasting process, reduce inventory levels, and boost customer service by migrating to a regionalized supply chain strategy.(Up and running)
- H.J. Heinz has selected Manugistics Group for supply chain solutions to improve its demand forecasting process, reduce inventory levels, and boost customer service by migrating to a ... H.J. Heinz has selected Manugistics Group for supply chain solutions to improve its demand forecasting process,...
- Research articles 2003-11-01
- Inventory concerns overshadow Cisco's financial results.
- Computer and telephony infrastructure provider Cisco Systems Inc. posted fiscal first-quarter profits just above analyst expectations, but the company also revealed its inventory levels increased 59 percent during the quarter, causing investors to Computer and telephony infrastructure provider Cisco Systems Inc. posted...
- Research articles 2000-11-13
- Inventory Leads to Temporary Shutdown at International Paper Co. in Alabama.(Originated from The Mobile Press-Register, Ala.)
- Oct. 12--International Paper Co.'s Mobile plant will shut down for a week starting Oct. 22 due to high inventory levels, idling 800 workers, company officials said Wednesday. Oct. 12--International Paper Co.'s Mobile plant will shut down for a week starting Oct. 22 due to high inventory...
- Research articles 1995-10-12
- Hike in handset orders.
- Inventory levels back down to 'normal' Like the first spark of firelight, lowering inventory levels in the handset sector may be the wireless industry's first clue that the slowing economy may regain its footing before long. ...
- Research articles 2001-08-20
- Powerwave Technologies Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Charles John with Piper Jaffray. Charles John - Piper Jaffray Firstly, congratulations on the discipline of the OpEx in the face of this really weak demand out there. It’s a great job there. Maybe I will...
- Earnings calls 2009-07-31
- Retailers content with July sales.
- NEW YORK -- Keeping expectations low as the slow economy continues, most retailers were satisfied with their results in July. Cited as a "transitional" month for some, the month was a mix of clearing out the summer merchandise as wel ...
- Research articles 2001-08-13
- AutoNation, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Yes. Thank you. At this time we will begin the question and answer session. Operator instructions Mr. Rex Henderson, with Raymond James and Associates, your line is open. Rex Henderson - Raymond James and Associates Thank you. First of all, I...
- Earnings calls 2009-01-29
- Managing Excessive Inventory Levels
- Contemporary business era calls for lean supply chains. This helps in keeping the costs under control and maximizing efficiency. One of the keys to streamline supply chain operations is to effectively manage the inventory levels. Excessive inventory not only occupies additional space at the warehouse but also proves to be...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mitch Kummetz – Robert Baird Mitch Kummetz – Robert Baird Let me start with the backlog, you mentioned down mid single digits at the end of the third quarter but up solidly for Q1 up even more then that for...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-07
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- Dynamic Inventory Management With Learning About The Demand Distribution
- A well-known result in the Bayesian inventory management literature is: if lost sales are not observed, the Bayesian optimal inventory level is larger than the myopic inventory level. It has been proven under the assumption that inventory is perishable, so the myopic inventory level is equal to the Bayesian optimal...
- White papers 2006-01-30
- Inventory Control In A Multi-Supplier System
- An enterprise network is analyzed from the viewpoint of an end-product manufacturer who receives customer orders and organises his production and supply policy so as to minimize the sum of his average holding cost and average stock-out cost. For each main component to be ordered, the producer has several possible...
- White papers 2005-01-06
- EF Johnson: Counting (on) Inventory
- Saj Karsan submits: EF Johnson EFJI designs and markets wireless communication devices. Even before the economic storm, the company had been losing money, as it has reported negative operating income in each of the last three years. As a result of these losses, the company's market value has fallen tremendously:...
- External links 2009-08-21
- PHILIPPINES OIL INVENTORY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS: DOE.
- MANILA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Department of Energy DOE today said the country's oil inventory has increased to 62 days of supply, much above the normal level of 40 days supply. DOE Secretary Vincent Perez Jr. said latest monitoring by the department showed that as of...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Inventory- why all the fuss?
- The article captures the importance of lean manufacturing in inventory management. Inventory is probably one of the two biggest assets on a company's balance sheet. The findings emphasize on the idea of optimum inventory level that is very important from the perspective of cost management also. Excessive inventory is not...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Managing Supply Chain Backorders Under Vendor Managed Inventory
- This paper examines the relationship between distributor backorder performance and its inventory levels under Vendor Managed Inventory VMI in a supply chain that consists of distributors and manufacturers. We construct a principal-agent model to show that distributors' inventory managed by manufacturers can be used to induce distributor efforts, which are...
- White papers 2004-04-01
- Optimum Inventory Levels
- There exists for every inventory situation a theoretical optimum inventory level. This paper discusses average inventory needed to provide a given fill rate without the added problems created by economic order quantity considerations, minimum pallet or carton quantities, larger than needed purchases to take advantage of discounts, Other "real-world" issues...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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