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- Cycle Counts and Physical Inventories
- The fact that paper driven inventory systems are far from accurate has been known for a long time. Over the years, a variety of things have been tried to improve accuracy while still keeping costs at a reasonable level. Two methods are commonly used today: cycle counting and the "full"...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Delivery Plan For Inventory System
- The completion of the functional design and the cost-benefit analysis are almost always necessary precursors to a commitment to build or buy an inventory system. Once that commitment is made, much work remains to be done. The next step is the technical design of the system. Following the commitment to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Pooled Versus Reserved Inventory In A Two-Echelon Supply Chain
- We consider a two-echelon supply chain with two retailers and one supplier. The retailers are supplied by the supplier who makes all the decisions and bears all the inventory risk. Throughout this paper, we consider two different inventory systems: a reserved inventory system and a pooled inventory system. With the...
- White papers 2006-05-25
- A Perceptions Framework For Categorizing Inventory Policies In Single-Stage Inventory Systems
- In this paper we propose a perceptions framework for categorizing a range of inventory policies, including optimal inventory policies, that can be employed in a single-stage supply chain. We take the existence of a wide range of inventory policies, including what we would term optimal and suboptimal policies, as given...
- White papers 2007-06-01
Additional Resources
- Navarre strikes VMI strategy.(vendor managed inventory system)
- Navarre will launch its first vendor managed inventory system for DVD by this August. The company will start tracking inventory levels of its titles at Best Buy and hopes to sign other retailers. DVD sources indicate...
- Research articles 2006-05-15
- Two new Palm handsets allegedly hit Sprint's inventory system; webOS fans allegedly cry tears of joy
- It appears as though webOS junkies may soon have a new way to get their fix — two new ways, even. According to a screenshot allegedly depicting Sprint's inventory system, not one but two new Palm handsets have materialized; the 120 and C40. Let's look at what we've got: Sprint's...
- News items 2009-08-31
- EDB Business Partner ASA wins NOK15m order for telecomms inventory system
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-6 January 2005-EDB Business Partner ASA wins NOK15m order for telecomms inventory systemC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian IT services provider EDB Business Partner ASA said on Thursday (6 January) that it had received an order for its inventory system Incatel NIMS from a major European telecommunications operator. ...
- Research articles 2005-01-06
- EDB Business Partner ASA wins NOK15m order for telecomms inventory system
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-6 January 2005-EDB Business Partner ASA wins NOK15m order for telecomms inventory systemC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian IT services provider EDB Business Partner ASA said on Thursday (6 January) that it had received an order for its inventory system Incatel NIMS from a major European telecommunications...
- Research articles 2005-01-06
- Enhance Inventory System Functionality Through Custom Reporting
- From the executive summary: ‘Executives and managers in larger companies have long known the value of having programmers create custom reports where data is accumulated, manipulated, and summarized giving them the information to make decisions necessary to remain competitive. However, the level of information utilization is rarely achieved at mid...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Pre, Eos, Storm 2, Touch Pro 2, Omnia II and Convoy allegedly spied in Verizon's inventory system
- As the title might suggest, a flurry of screenshots hit the Web this morning, allegedly depicting Verizon's inventory system and the bevy of unreleased smartphones found within. While we definitely can't vouch for the authenticity of these screenshots, they could certainly be the real deal as we know that each of...
- News items 2009-08-28
- Inventory Management
- Like "The best laid schemes o' mice and men..." Robert Burns, even the best-designed inventory systems will fail to produce accuracy and high levels of productivity unless they are well managed. The system designer builds for the present and for the future, to the extent it can be anticipated. The...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Pull System Mystery Explained: Drum, Buffer & Rope With A Computer
- The article tells that people use the analogies of drums, buffers and rope to explain how to "pull" production through a manufacturing shop. There are numerous images one can use to visualize pulling goods through a plant. Since pull systems are frequently contrasted to so-called "push" systems (i.e., MRP II)...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Louisiana Traffic Sign Inventory and Management System
- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development DOTD, like many state highway agencies in the United States, lack a comprehensive system for inventorying and maintaining records of traffic signs. To address this problem, state highway departments around the country have, or are beginning to develop, computer based sign inventory systems...
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Commitment Of New Inventory Management System
- "The functional design defines what it is that should be done. The decision to commit funds to the project depends on the cost-benefit analysis that logically occurs after the functional design has been completed. Ideally, the cost analysis will result in a single figure representing the new costs that the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Inventory system manages hardware parts. (Assembly in Action).
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s Stratford, CT, manufacturing facility is now using an inventory management system from NYF Corp. (Paramus, NJ). The point-of-use system manages hardware parts for Comanche, Black Hawk, Cypher, S-76, S-92, Seahawk and CMIMH-53 helicopters. The demand flow system was exclusively developed...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Banta Streamlines Existing Production, Warehousing and Distribution of Print and Promotional Materials Into a Seamless, Total Supply Chain Management System for its Pharmaceutical Customer
- Banta's customer is a division of a premier global healthcare products company with sales in excess of $13 billion and operations in more than 100 countries. A program was needed to streamline existing production, warehousing and distribution of print and promotional materials into a seamless, total supply chain management system....
- Case studies
- Meijer's new system keeps tabs on trucks - e-Watch - WhereNet Corp. inventory system - Brief Article
- SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- In an effort to operate more efficiently, grocery and general merchandise retailer Meijer Inc. has adopted a trailer status and yard management software system to keep tabs on their loads. The system, by WhereNet Corp., operates in two manners out of Meijer's distribution center in Tipp...
- Research articles 2002-03-25
- Wilford Hall Medical Center Successfully Installs RFID System From Mobile Aspects to Support Cardiology Services
- LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Wilford Hall Medical Center WHMC of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, successfully installed a computerized inventory system to support cardiology services provided by the United States Air Force's 759th Surgical Operations Squadron. The system is deployed in the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories of...
- Research articles 2006-07-14
- Storage idea: 30 days in the hold; Audi inventory plan seeks to cut dealer floorplanning costs.(Audi of America Inc.)
- Byline: Diana T. Kurylko Audi of America Inc. plans to test a vehicle inventory system this fall that is aimed at reducing dealer floorplanning costs while giving the company more control of its stock. In a pilot program involving up to eight...
- Research articles 2006-04-24
- The 623-room Sands Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., selected the Materials Management System by Agilysys
- The 623-room Sands Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., selected the Materials Management System by Agilysys, a procurement and inventory system.
- Research articles 2005-04-18
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