{"product_id":"demand-driven-inventory-optimization-and-replenishment-isbn-9781119174028","title":"Demand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment","description":"\u003cb\u003eRemove built-in supply chain weak points to more effectively balance supply and demand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e shows how companies can support supply chain metrics and business initiatives by removing the weak points built into their inventory systems. Beginning with a thorough examination of Just in Time, Efficient Consumer Response, and Collaborative Forecasting, Planning, and Replenishment, this book walks you through the mathematical shortcuts set up in your management system that prevent you from attaining supply chain excellence. This expanded second edition includes new coverage of inventory performance, business verticals, business initiatives, and metrics, alongside case studies that illustrate how optimized inventory and replenishment delivers results across retail, high-tech, men's clothing, and food sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInventory optimization allows you to avoid out-of-stock situations without impacting the bottom line with excessive inventory maintenance. By keeping just the right amount of inventory on hand, your company is better able to meet demand without sacrificing the cost-effectiveness of other supply chain strategies. The trick, however, is determining \"just the right amount\"—and this book provides the background and practical guidance you need to do just that.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine the major supply chain strategies of the last 30 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRemove the shortcuts that prohibit supply chain excellence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOptimize your supply\/demand balance in any vertical\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOvercome systemic weaknesses to strengthen the bottom line\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eInventory optimization is benefitting companies around the world, as exemplified here by case studies involving Matas, PWT, Wistron, and Amway. When inefficiencies are built into the system, it's only smart business to identify and remove them—and implement a new streamlined process that runs like a well-oiled machine. \u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for exceptional supply chain management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Creating Demand-Driven Supply 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Achieving Timely and Accurate Responses to Customer Demand 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Just-in-Time and Enterprise Resource Planning Rise Together 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 How Does Days of Supply Wreak Havoc on the Supply Chain? 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 What Will You Accomplish with Inventory Optimization? 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Shifting the Focus from an Algorithm Discussion to a Business Discussion 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Fitting Unlimited Optimization into a Constraining World 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Reviewing the Three Proof of Value Engagements 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Inventory Optimization in the Real World: Matas A\/S 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 The Strategic Value Assessment 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 A View of an Inventory Optimization Installation 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Inventory Optimization in Supply Chain Verticals 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Pulling It All Together 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 295\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT A. DAVIS\u003c\/b\u003e is a Principal Product Manager in the Supply Chain Management Solutions group at SAS Institute. Prior to joining SAS, Davis worked for over twenty years with Nestlé and ConAgra in their Grocery Products Divisions. During that time, he helped develop best practices in account management, trade spending analysis, and replenishment planning. He has been recognized with national awards for excellence in sales and business management. At SAS, he has helped develop expertise in supply chain cost analysis in the fast-moving consumer products industry, inventory optimization, service parts optimization, and sales and operations planning. He is a recognized global expert in multi-echelon inventory and replenishment optimization.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat issues in industry verticals prompt a look at inventory optimization? What initiatives are impacting inventory optimization today? What business KPIs can be improved by using inventory optimization? This updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e tackles these new topics and more along the way to guiding practitioners to create a successful demand-driven supply chain.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of today's inventory systems don't fully leverage their supply chains and waste too much time and effort because of faulty replenishment processes. SAS expert Robert Davis knows all too well, and this eye-opening \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e represents the definitive look at demand-driven inventory optimization and replenishment, from a review of the most basic inventory management concepts to such advanced ones as multi-echelon inventory management. You can find this practical guide in many C-suites for its insightful guidance, helpful suggestions, and real-world case studies, exploring:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e     How to overcome in-system weaknesses and deliver results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The three major supply-chain efforts of the last three decades\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  An efficient path to demand-driven supply\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  Best practices for shifting from supply-driven to demand-driven methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  How systematic distribution systems work as a complete network\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  What it takes to respond to customer demand with speed and accuracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  The advantage to dialing back \"fast\" replenishment and focusing on having the right inventory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  All the ways ERP systems get a boost from inventory optimization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  The good, bad, and best of \"proof-of-value\" engagements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  Real-world stories of inventory optimization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is your single-source answer to orchestrating a supply chain to react as one process to a single demand signal.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat issues in industry verticals prompt a look at inventory optimization? What initiatives are impacting inventory optimization today? What business KPIs can be improved by using inventory optimization? This updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e tackles these new topics and more along the way to guiding practitioners to create a successful demand-driven supply chain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of today's inventory systems don't fully leverage their supply chains and waste too much time and effort because of faulty replenishment processes. SAS expert Robert Davis knows all too well, and this eye-opening \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e represents the definitive look at demand-driven inventory optimization and replenishment, from a review of the most basic inventory management concepts to such advanced ones as multi-echelon inventory management. You can find this practical guide in many C-suites for its insightful guidance, helpful suggestions, and real-world case studies, exploring: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to overcome in-system weaknesses and deliver results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe three major supply-chain efforts of the last three decades\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn efficient path to demand-driven supply\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBest practices for shifting from supply-driven to demand-driven methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow systematic distribution systems work as a complete network\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat it takes to respond to customer demand with speed and accuracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe advantage to dialing back \"fast\" replenishment and focusing on having the right inventory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll the ways ERP systems get a boost from inventory optimization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe good, bad, and best of \"proof-of-value\" engagements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReal-world stories of inventory optimization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is your single-source answer to orchestrating a supply chain to react as one process to a single demand signal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989036056805,"sku":"NP9781119174028","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119174028.jpg?v=1761782532","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/demand-driven-inventory-optimization-and-replenishment-isbn-9781119174028","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}