Customer‐aligned inventory strategies: agility maxims
International Journal of Agile Management Systems
ISSN: 1465-4652
Article publication date: 1 August 2000
Abstract
Traditionally, aggregate inventory realignment has tended to be a reactive response to crisis signals revealed by financial performance measurements. Symptoms and problems are usually confounded, while corrective actions are localized with less than adequate customer connectivity. This article links inventory requirements to customer requirements for response, quality, and their benefit‐to‐cost ratio by focusing on reduction of valueless time, valueless activity, and valueless variance in business processes. Interestingly, what satisfies customers can also efficiently align inventory. Several maxims are introduced throughout the paper to align the purpose and significance of inventory to a customer context.
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Citation
Tersine, R.J. and Wacker, J.G. (2000), "Customer‐aligned inventory strategies: agility maxims", International Journal of Agile Management Systems, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 114-120. https://doi.org/10.1108/14654650010337122
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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