creating a more efficient supply chain Davis, Robert A. 1947- creator text bibliography Electronic books. nju 2013 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (250 pages) : color illustrations. "Use demand driven optimized inventory and replenishment to overcome your supply chain weaknesses, and deliver business-maximizing resultsReviewing the fundamentals of inventory optimization so that you can attain a demand-driven supply, Demand-Driven Inventory Optimization and Replenishment provides a business look at why present inventory systems sub-optimize the supply chain and faulty replenishment processes lead to wasted time and effort. Straightforward and clearly written, this book allowsreaders to come away with a good understanding of why optimized inventory and replenishment helps overcome in-system weaknesses and deliver results. Discusses how multi-echelon inventory optimization and replenishment enables installed systems to go from a sequential, "islands of efficiency" approach to a systematic distribution system working as a complete network Provides case studies throughout Reveals how optimized inventory and replenishment delivers results across industry verticals With a historical view of the three major supply chain efforts of the last thirty years, this book discusses mathematical shortcuts set up in the transitional and supply chain management systems that make it very difficult for companies to attain supply chain excellence"-- Robert A. Davis. Includes bibliographical references and index. Business logistics Inventory control Delivery of goods Management Customer services Management Supply and demand HD38.5 .D38 2013eb 658.7/87 Davis, Robert A. Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2013] xx, 227 pages (DLC) 2013034136 9781118585719 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10767020 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10767020 CaPaEBR 130909 ebr10767020 eng