Every large enterprise today has an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as part of its core technology infrastructure. A common characteristic of ERP systems is that they manage lots and lots of ...

Companies today face an ongoing balancing act as they try to: • carry enough inventory to respond quickly to customer demand and minimize transportation costs; and • minimize investment in inventory, ...

Inventory optimization is a phrase much used and abused. But ask a supply chain professional, let alone another senior executive, how close to optimal their inventories are and you will either get ...