This book presents a compilation of over 200 numerical problems and solutions that students can use to learn, practice and master the Inventory Control and Management concepts. Intended as a companion to any of the standard textbooks in Inventory Control and Management and written in simple language, it illustrates very clearly the steps students need to follow in order to solve a given problem. It also explains which solution methodologies can be used under which circumstances. Offering an ideal one-stop resource for mid-level engineering and business students who have taken Inventory Management or a related subject as an elective, this book is the only one students will ever need to prepare and gain confidence for their examinations in this subject.

Problems & Solutions in Inventory Management | Dinesh Shenoy (Author), Roberto Rosas (Author) | Springer

Table of contents
Part I: Basics of Inventory Management
Chapter 1: Introduction to Inventory Management
Chapter 2: Inventory Control Systems? Design Factors

Part II: Single-Item Inventory Models
Chapter 3: Deterministic Inventory Models
Chapter 4: Dynamic Inventory Control Models
Chapter 5: Lot-sizing Heuristics
Chapter 6: Stochastic Inventory Models

Part III: Multi-item Inventory Models
Chapter 7: Multi-item Inventory Models Subject to Constraints
Chapter 8: Selective Inventory Control Models

Part IV: Advanced Inventory Models
Chapter 9: Inventory Models for Perishable Items and Style Goods
Chapter 10: Inventory Models for Maintenance and Repairable Items
Chapter 11: Multiechelon Inventory Models