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Managing Inventories: Fundamentals


James R. Freeland


Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia

Elliott N. Weiss


University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Robert Landel


University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Darden Case No. UVA-OM-1397

Abstract:     
This overview of inventory management covers ways to categorize inventories and measure performance. The financial implications of inventory, inventory management systems, economic order quantities, and decision rules for determining safety stocks are discussed.

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Keywords: distribution management, inventory management

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Date posted: April 5, 2010  

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Freeland, James R., Weiss, Elliott N. and Landel, Robert, Managing Inventories: Fundamentals. Darden Case No. UVA-OM-1397. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1584487

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James R. Freeland (Contact Author)
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia ( email )
P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States
434-924-4831 (Phone)
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HOME PAGE: http://faculty.darden.edu/FreelandJ/
Elliott N. Weiss
University of Virginia (UVA) - Darden School of Business ( email )
P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States
HOME PAGE: http://www.darden.virginia.edu/html/direc_detail.aspx?styleid=2&id=4375
Robert Landel
University of Virginia (UVA) - Darden School of Business ( email )
P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States
HOME PAGE: http://www.darden.virginia.edu/faculty/landel.htm
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