Inventory accuracy starts with an understanding of the conditions under which errors occur and ends with error-resistant processes, intelligent use of technology, a well-trained and highly motivated workforce, and an ongoing process of continuous improvement. In between, there’s cycle counting, root cause analysis, process evaluation, user interface design, procedures, employee training, accountability, control methods, process checks, audits, exception reporting, transaction techniques, measurement, counting methods, bar codes, RF systems, speech-based technology, light systems, and software. 
Inventory Accuracy: People, Processes, &amp; Technology covers all of these topics and more in a comprehensive treatment of the subject of inventory accuracy in distribution, fulfillment, and manufacturing environments. In addition to documenting the standard tools and techniques used to achieve accuracy, the author provides insights as to why many of the standard solutions don’t provide the best results and offers alternative methods. The focus on practical solutions that take into account the sometimes-conflicting priorities that affect accuracy, results in an approach that not only looks good on paper, but more importantly, works in the real world.

Inventory Accuracy: People, Processes, and Technology

Business & Money

Piasecki, David J.

Management & Leadership

OPS Publishing

Inventory Management isn't easy. If it were, more companies would be good at it. But being competent at managing your inventory isn't all that difficult either. It just requires that you invest the time to develop an understanding of the factors that should be affecting your inventory management decisions. Then use this understanding to start to put together the calculations and decision logic you will use to manage your inventory. Explained. Calculations for forecasting, lot sizing, and safety stock are well known to the inventory management community, but are generally not understood to the level necessary to effectively use them. This lack of understanding results in incomplete calculations, incorrect inputs, flawed logic, or a fall-back to less effective, keep-it-simple approaches. Inventory Management Explained helps readers build a solid understanding of the key planning aspects of inventory management. It does this by clearly explaining what inventory management is, but then goes well beyond typical inventory management books by tearing apart the calculations and logic we use in inventory management and exposing the hidden (or not so hidden) flaws and limitations. It then builds on this by showing readers how they can use their understanding of inventory management and their specific business needs to modify these calculations or develop their own calculations to more effectively manage their inventory. The emphasis on practical solutions means readers can actually use what they've learned. For those new to inventory management, the author includes highly detailed explanations and numerous examples. Instead of archaic mathematical syntax, the author explains the calculations in plain English and uses Excel formulas and spreadsheet examples for many of them. For the experienced practitioner, the author provides insights and a level of detail they likely have not previously experienced. Overall, Inventory Management Explained does actually explain inventory management, and in doing so, exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of it. But more importantly, it leaves the readers knowing enough to be able to start making smart decisions about how they manage their inventory. Topics covered include: - History-based forecasting methods including Exponential Smoothing, Adaptive Smoothing, Moving Average, and Weighted Moving Average. - Seasonality Indexes , Trend Adjustments, and Forecast Overrides. - Excel's Regression Analysis tool, Forecast Function, and Solver Add-in. - Why Keep-it-simple methods for calculating safety stock don't work. - The Normal Distribution model and why it applies to safety stock calculations. - How to modify your safety stock calculation to account for your forecast, lead time, and order cycles. - What EOQ is, where it came from, and what all the numbers mean. - What goes into Order Cost and Carrying Cost. - Setting up an order quantity calculation in Excel that takes into account Quantity Discounts. - Dealing with seasonality and trend in your order quantity calculations. - Periodic Review, Fixed Order Point, Min-Max, Multi-bin, Kanban, and ordering systems that directly utilize your forecast. - The real difference between Push Systems and Pull Systems. - Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) - Gross Requirements, Net Requirements, Planned Orders, Bills of Materials, Routings, Master Production Scheduling (MPS) - How to put together an effective Fair-Share Distribution system. - Fill Rates, On-Time Delivery, ABC stratification, Out-of-stock analysis, Excess and Obsolete inventory.

Inventory Management Explained: A focus on Forecasting, Lot Sizing, Safety Stock, and Ordering Systems.

David J. Piasecki

Most businesses that carry inventory will experience space issues at some point in time. It s important to understand how to make the most of the space you have. While storage equipment and material handling equipment can be an essential part of making the most of the space you have, there is more to it than just equipment. Saving Warehouse Space explains storage capacity. Not just theoretical capacity (how much you can potentially store), but more importantly, the book explains utilization and working capacity. Without an understanding of utilization and working capacity, you may be making the wrong equipment and layout decisions. In addition, Saving Warehouse Space explains how choices related to pick faces and slotting impact utilization and working capacity. And, of course, Saving Warehouse Space covers equipment choices and options for aisle widths. Going to narrow or very narrow aisles can provide significant space savings, but you need to make sure you are making the right choices for your specific facility. Saving Warehouse Space even covers lower-cost options to go very narrow aisle. Topics Covered Include: Difference between Theoretical Capacity and Working Capacity. Understanding difference between Pick Face and Slot, and why this is important. Fixed Slots versus Dynamic Slots. Understanding Locator Systems and the benefits of using. Understanding difference between high-density and selective storage. Calculating Effective Capacity of bulk pallet storage. Options for narrow aisles. Various equipment options for saving warehouse space. Storing inventory off site. Order quantities and inventory reduction. How ROI calculations may need to be adjusted based on space limitations. Strategies for seasonality.

Saving Warehouse Space: Equipment, Methods, Strategies, and a little Math

Inventory accuracy starts with an understanding of the conditions under which errors occur and ends with error-resistant processes, intelligent use of technology, a well-trained and highly motivated workforce, and an ongoing process of continuous improvement. In between, there s cycle counting, root cause analysis, process evaluation, user interface design, procedures, employee training, accountability, control methods, process checks, audits, exception reporting, transaction techniques, measurement, counting methods, bar codes, RF systems, speech-based technology, light systems, and software. Inventory Accuracy: People, Processes, & Technology covers all of these topics and more in a comprehensive treatment of the subject of inventory accuracy in distribution, fulfillment, and manufacturing environments. In addition to documenting the standard tools and techniques used to achieve accuracy, the author provides insights as to why many of the standard solutions don't provide the best results and offers alternative methods. The focus on practical solutions that take into account the sometimes-conflicting priorities that affect accuracy, results in an approach that not only looks good on paper, but more importantly, works in the real world. This second edition of Inventory Accuracy provides updates to technology topics.

Inventory Accuracy: People, Process, & Technology (Second Edition)

Inventory Management isn't easy. If it were, more companies would be good at it. But being competent at managing your inventory isn't all that difficult either. It just requires that you invest the time to develop an understanding of the factors that should be affecting your inventory management decisions. Then use this understanding to start to put together the calculations and decision logic you will use to manage your inventory. Explained. Calculations for forecasting, lot sizing, and safety stock are well known to the inventory management community, but are generally not understood to the level necessary to effectively use them. This lack of understanding results in incomplete calculations, incorrect inputs, flawed logic, or a fall-back to less effective, keep-it-simple approaches. Inventory Management Explained helps readers build a solid understanding of the key planning aspects of inventory management. It does this by clearly explaining what inventory management is, but then goes well beyond typical inventory management books by tearing apart the calculations and logic we use in inventory management and exposing the hidden (or not so hidden) flaws and limitations. It then builds on this by showing readers how they can use their understanding of inventory management and their specific business needs to modify these calculations or develop their own calculations to more effectively manage their inventory. The emphasis on practical solutions means readers can actually use what they've learned. For those new to inventory management, the author includes highly detailed explanations and numerous examples. Instead of archaic mathematical syntax, the author explains the calculations in plain English and uses Excel formulas and spreadsheet examples for many of them. For the experienced practitioner, the author provides insights and a level of detail they likely have not previously experienced. Overall, Inventory Management Explained does actually explain inventory management, and in doing so, exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of it. But more importantly, it leaves the readers knowing enough to be able to start making smart decisions about how they manage their inventory. Topics covered include: - History-based forecasting methods including Exponential Smoothing, Adaptive Smoothing, Moving Average, and Weighted Moving Average. - Seasonality Indexes , Trend Adjustments, and Forecast Overrides. - Excel's Regression Analysis tool, Forecast Function, and Solver Add-in. - Why Keep-it-simple methods for calculating safety stock don't work. - The Normal Distribution model and why it applies to safety stock calculations. - How to modify your safety stock calculation to account for your forecast, lead time, and order cycles. - What EOQ is, where it came from, and what all the numbers mean. - What goes into Order Cost and Carrying Cost. - Setting up an order quantity calculation in Excel that takes into account Quantity Discounts. - Dealing with seasonality and trend in your order quantity calculations. - Periodic Review, Fixed Order Point, Min-Max, Multi-bin, Kanban, and ordering systems that directly utilize your forecast. - The real difference between Push Systems and Pull Systems. - Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) - Gross Requirements, Net Requirements, Planned Orders, Bills of Materials, Routings, Master Production Scheduling (MPS) - How to put together an effective Fair-Share Distribution system. - Fill Rates, On-Time Delivery, ABC stratification, Out-of-stock analysis, Excess and Obsolete inventory.

Tales of Old Airedale: A Miscellany : Ten True Stories of Bradford and Airedale's Lost Places, Forgotten History, Eccentric Heroes and Unsolved Mysteries

Firth, Lisa

Sometimes what you need is right there waiting for you...Miss Moonshine’s Wonderful Emporium has stood in the pretty Yorkshire town of Haven Bridge for as long as anyone can remember. With her ever-changing stock, Miss Moonshine has a rare gift for providing exactly what her customers need: a fire opal necklace that provides a glimpse of a different life; a novel whose phantom doodler casts a spell over the reader; a music box whose song links love affairs across the generations. One thing is for certain: after visiting Miss Moonshine’s quirky shop, life is never the same again...Nine romantic novelists from Yorkshire and Lancashire, including best-selling and award-winning authors, have joined together to create this collection of uplifting stories guaranteed to warm your heart. This intriguing mix of historical and contemporary romances will make you laugh, cry, and believe in the happy-ever-after."Each story is heart-warming, fun and engaging to read. One of those rare books that is literally unputdownable...It is joyous, uplifting, and it leaves you on a high. Joy incarnate!" Frankie Reviews

Miss Moonshine's Emporium of Happy Endings: A feel-good collection of heartwarming stories (Miss Moonshine's Wonderful Emporium: a series of uplifting anthologies)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Baker, Mary Jayne

Claire, Sophie

Pollard, Helen

Fairfax, Helena

Hammond, Melinda

Cooper, Jacqui

Laval, Marie

Wren, Angela

Field, Kate

Antiques & Collectibles

When the magic of Christmas is just what you're looking for... There's something magical about Miss Moonshine's Wonderful Emporium, and at Christmas she brings an added sparkle to the inhabitants of the pretty Yorkshire town of Haven Bridge. Customers who step over her threshold find an eccentric collection of gifts, but Miss Moonshine has a rare knack for providing exactly what they need: a strange Advent calendar whose doors give a glimpse of a happy ending; a vintage typewriter that types a ghostly message from Christmas past; a mirror in a silver case that reflects the person you'd like to be. Step inside Miss Moonshine's quirky shop, and the thing you need most for Christmas will be right there, waiting for you... Nine romantic novelists from Yorkshire and Lancashire, including best-selling and award-winning authors, have joined together to create this collection of uplifting festive stories guaranteed to warm your heart. This intriguing mix of historical and contemporary romances will make you laugh, cry, and believe in the magic of Christmas.

Christmas at Miss Moonshine's Emporium: An uplifting collection of feel-good festive stories (Miss Moonshine's Wonderful Emporium)

Are you ready to meet Miss Moonshine? Life may never be the same again…\nIt’s summer in Haven Bridge and Miss Moonshine is getting ready for a busy season. From the window of her Wonderful Emporium, at the heart of the pretty Yorkshire town, she watches and waits, weaving plans to bring happiness to all who step through her door. For Miss Moonshine is no ordinary shopkeeper. She may not have what you want, but she will always have what you need…\nNine romantic novelists from Yorkshire and Lancashire, including best-selling and award-winning authors, have joined together to create this anthology of uplifting stories guaranteed to warm your heart. This magical collection of contemporary romances will make you laugh, cry and wish for a Miss Moonshine in your own life.\n'A wonderful collection of short stories... Hugely enjoyable, mixing the romantic with the mystical, the historical with the present day - all centred on the mysterious Emporium manned by the wonderful character of Miss Moonshine in the evocative Yorkshire town of Haven Bridge' Annika, Amazon Vine voice

Midsummer Magic at Miss Moonshine's Emporium: A heartwarming anthology of uplifting, feel-good summer stories

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

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Inventory Accuracy: People, Processes, and Technology

Inventory Management Explained: A focus on Forecasting, Lot Sizing, Safety Stock, and Ordering Systems.

Saving Warehouse Space: Equipment, Methods, Strategies, and a little Math

Inventory Accuracy: People, Process, & Technology (Second Edition)

Inventory Management Explained: A focus on Forecasting, Lot Sizing, Safety Stock, and Ordering Systems.

Tales of Old Airedale: A Miscellany : Ten True Stories of Bradford and Airedale's Lost Places, Forgotten History, Eccentric Heroes and Unsolved Mysteries

Miss Moonshine's Emporium of Happy Endings: A feel-good collection of heartwarming stories (Miss Moonshine's Wonderful Emporium: a series of uplifting anthologies)

Christmas at Miss Moonshine's Emporium: An uplifting collection of feel-good festive stories (Miss Moonshine's Wonderful Emporium)

Midsummer Magic at Miss Moonshine's Emporium: A heartwarming anthology of uplifting, feel-good summer stories