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Smart inventory solutions : improving the management of engineering materials and spare parts

Engineers and reliability professionals are increasingly being held accountable for materials and spare parts inventory management and in response they need to gain a better understanding of materials and spare parts inventory management principles and practices. This book delivers just that.
Print Book, English, ©2010
Industrial Press, New York, N.Y., ©2010
xiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780831134013, 0831134011
318413326
Introduction to smart inventory solutions
The mechanics of inventory management
The financial impact of inventory
People and processes
Policies & procedures
Issues, myths and a few home truths
The spare parts storeroom
The 7 actions for inventory reduction
Inventory process optimization
Execution : taking action to achieve results
Case studies
Where to from here?