Inventory is a major asset on a small business's balance sheet and can tie up the often-limited capital resources for various periods. Effective inventory management control requires businesses to ...

36th Annual State of Logistics Report: Navigating uncertainty amid rising costs and global disruptions The 36th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report highlights a logistics market tested by economic ...

This spring, American Eagle Outfitters announced a $75 million inventory write-down and withdrew its fiscal guidance for 2025, citing macroeconomic uncertainty and operational challenges. The retail ...

In its most basic description, inventory management is control over the flow of units into and out of a stock of goods. Inventory management is critical in manufacturing environments, as an ...

While some companies like to keep things simple by doing everything manually rather than using technology, the reality is that doing things the old-fashioned way sometimes creates more issues than it ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Lean management programs are no longer restricted to a narrow segment of manufacturing companies. A wide range of medium-sized and large companies from different industries have deployed, to varying ...

Most manufacturing businesses struggle with inventory management issues, and many believe the solution is to implement new software. But despite what vendors tell you, a new software system isn't ...

Today we want to look at the negative impact that inventory can have upon our profits and performance. Consider a few examples of our inventory “gone wild.” Inventory management is admittedly one of ...

The EH&S department maintains a campus chemical inventory for regulatory, safety and informational reasons. The methods of data collection include chemical inventory at central receiving, delivery of ...