On March 24th I ran a screen looking for "lean" inventory planning, after seeing companies like A.O. Smith beat earnings estimates handily due to overly conservative inventory levels contributing to ...

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 ...

Used-vehicle prices are falling, inventory is still difficult to acquire, and economic conditions continue to weaken. These are challenging times for independent dealers. In times like these, ...

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 ...

Empty grocery store shelves in April 2020 and bare car dealerships in 2021 led to a lot of finger pointing. And much of the blame fell on lean inventory or just-in-time supply chain management.

For most electronic supply chain managers, inventory is anecessary evil. Even manufacturers running lean supply chains must holdinventory to make up for imperfect demand forecasts. When demand grows, ...

Beyond Meat will keep costs and inventory lean as it aims to turn cash-flow positive this year despite some budget-conscious consumers opting for cheaper alternatives to plant-based proteins, ...

Kanban is an inventory scheduling system that allows companies to stock only needed components and arts in the production or distribution process. Lean manufacturing systems use the Kanban as a ...