Logistics Management - July 01, 2002
Cover Story
The focus on inventory pays off
When the economy slammed on the brakes last year, the nation's logistics system reacted quickly, thus averting a huge inventory pileup. Not only did managers of the nation's business logistics systems prevent a stock pileup, but they actually reduced inventory significantly. In fact, they managed to hold down inventory investment in all four quarters of 2001, ultimately reducing the nationwide...
When the economy slammed on the brakes last year, the nation's logistics system reacted quickly, thus averting a huge inventory pileup. Not only did managers of the nation's business logistics systems prevent a stock pileup, but they actually reduced inventory significantly. In fact, they managed to hold down inventory investment in all four quarters of 2001, ultimately reducing the nationwide...
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