UOWD Library

Essentials of inventory management (Record no. 36284)

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2018960165
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781400212378
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 658.787 MU ES
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authors Muller, Max
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Essentials of inventory management
Statement of responsibility, etc Max Muller
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition 3rd ed.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New York :
Publisher Harpercollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins,
Date c2019.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 368 p. :
Other Details ill. ;
Size 24 cm.
CONTENTS
Contents ch. 1 Inventory as Both a Tangible and an Intangible Object -- Inventory -- Who Needs It? -- Inventory Costs -- The Purpose of Inventory -- Types of Stock -- Tracking the Paper Life -- Electronic Data Interchange -- Recap -- Review Questions -- ch. 2 Inventory as Money -- Accounting for Inventories -- How Inventory Is Valued -- Inventory on the Balance Sheet -- Inventory on the Income Statement -- Ratio Analyses and What They Mean -- Current Ratio -- Quick Ratio or Acid Test -- Inventory Turnover Ratio -- Profit Margins -- Calculating Gross Profit -- Merchandising Metrics -- Pricing Generally -- Selling Price -- Obsolete Stock -- Why You Have Been Told Not to Dispose of Obsolete Stock -- Problems with Convincing Decision Makers That "It's Gotta Go" -- Arguments in Favor of Disposing of Dead Stock -- Methods of Disposal -- Carrying Cost and Purchasing -- Recap -- Review Questions -- ch. 3 Physical Location and Control of Inventory --
SUMMARY
Summary Beyond core tasks such as locating items, you've got to project future business needs, hold down costs, and fix supply chain problems. You need strategic and financial knowledge, and the skills to manage many moving parts. Essentials of Inventory Management is the answer book that practitioners and students rely-on. It breaks down the job into easy concepts and concrete steps. New chapters in the third edition explain how to purchase inventory pick the best location for a distribution centre, and establish safety precautions for handling inventory. Maintaining physical spaces and databases are only part of your responsibilities. From forecasting to troubleshooting to the fundamentals of finance, this book gives you the tools to optimise efficiency and drive profits.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Inventory control
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Business and Management
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Holdings
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        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2019-08-21 AMAUS 658.787 MU ES T0062805 2019-07-25 2019-07-25 REGULAR Sep.2019

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