Essentials of Inventory Management

Most inventory professionals would gladly trade al the “latest trend” books for one guide that would help them do their jobs better right now. If that describes you, then Essentials of Inventory Management is your indispensable guide.

In these pages you’ll find ready-to-use information in key areas—from costs and accounting considerations, to physical control and layout, to problem identification and resolution.

Written by a businessman and inventory pro for inventory pros, this timeless reference won’t waste your time with marginal data or trivia. It gets to the heart of what you deal with daily:

• Inventory as both a physical tangible and a monetary intangible
• Common locator systems, fixed and random locations systems, zoning systems, and combination systems
• Common item placement theories
• Location addresses and SKU identifiers
• The fundamentals of bar coding, including symbologies
• Planning and replenishment strategies
• Just-in-time (JIT) systems
• The main reasons why inventory systems fail—and how to fix them
• Different approaches to cycle counting
• Your legal obligations as a third-party warehouser
• Necessary precautions against power outages, weather disasters, fires, and other emergencies
• Theft assessment and remediation, and much more!

About the Author

Max Muller, an attorney, has been chief executive officer or chief operating officer for companies that distribute products ranging from food to ATMs to safety equipment. He has also designed or updated more than 20 different seminars on warehousing, inventory control, facilities, and project management, disaster planning, and related business subjects. More than 100,000 people in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have attended these seminars. Mr. Muller is an authorized General Industry Outreach Trainer for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor. He is based in Overland Park, Kansas.