Most of the United States have laws mandating the recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW). In order to comply, municipalities recycle quotas of materials, without regard to fluctuating prices. An inventory system is proposed that allows municipalities to be sensitive to materials prices as they recycle in accordance with state mandates. A dynamic model is developed; it uses historical secondar...

The success of a product in today’s global marketplace depends on capabilities of firms in the product’s supply chain. Among these capabilities, effective inventory management is a capability necessary to lead in the global marketplace. The chapter provides a discussion of four fundamentals of effective inventory management. First, it requires managers to know how best to use available informat...

This paper focuses on the design of a Decision Support System for Course Material production and inventory management in National Open University Nigeria. The proposed system has model base subsystem which is component that differentiates Systems from other types Information Systems. consists wide collection models include models, quantity forecast model. Other components including data subsyst...

The results point to the importance of identifying physician and staff system needs prior to contacting vendors. Identifying needs can inform development of checklists for system functionality during vendor demonstrations. Items to include on the checklist include integration of administrative and clinical workflows, and integration with other systems. Functionality specific to plastic surgery ...

This article provides a decision tool to assist small business managers in their search for an appropriate inventory management system. In the article, a functional taxonomy that would match various small business sectors with certain operational consideration points is proposed. This taxonomy is basically a two-dimensional decision matrix that can equip these managers with various perspectives...