Essentials of Inventory Management Hardcover – January 1, 2011

As said in the February review, the Kindle version has about 10 pages of content missing. Because the problem occurs near the beginning of the book, it gives the impression that it bodes ill for how well formatted the book is, but after finishing the book, I can safely say that that's the only missing chunk, and despite the defect, I'd still recommend the book to anyone who's just starting out on inventory management or has taken over an operation that needs improvements in efficiency and accuracy.The author is well versed in theories while highly experienced in practical application. The book provides succinct surveys of methods of inventory management and each's pros and cons, and also how pitfalls in areas of business management either directly or indirectly related to inventory management can lead to various persistent problems. It views inventory as an integral part of a business and aims to help the reader make the business better and stronger as a whole through improved inventory management.As the title indicates, this book is only about the "essentials," so the needs of very large (global in scale) or very complex (like Amazon) operations are not covered, but the conceptual basics should be universally applicable.Note: If you don't own a Kindle reader and intends to read the book on a computer, the diagrams would be too small for your eyes and impossible to read. But given that the diagrams are few and none too essential, it shouldn't amount to more than a nuisance.I had written to Amazon's customer service and the respondent said they're taking the Kindle version off the shelf until the publisher fixes it. So please write in again to badger them if you're buying the book a few months later than I and still find the same problem in the book.

Great book, but some of the illustrations are actually off and need a re-design. i think it's a gliche in this 2nd edition, and I found a PDF of the first edition online with the correct illustrations. The book is still worth it, b/c it's lots of great info.

What I Like:* VERY Readable with GREAT Examples, Figures, Illustrations and Pictures* GREAT introductory bookWhat is only so-so:* Some topics are a LITTLE dated, but that happens in a rapidly changing technological world!Pros:* Concise, Well Written, Straight Forward, Easy to Understand, GREAT ExamplesCons:* This is a great INTRODUCTORY Book. You may have to move on to other texts for more in-depth explanations on specific topics

Rare but invaluable view into the financial aspects of inventory.'Exhibit 2-6 Calculating Net Operating Profit Before Tax' in page 37 of the book, by the way, shows $0.02 of freight cost below Cost of Product. However, I believe it should be an inherent part of Cost of Product, not an independent cost in the structure.It might otherwise be a 'new' cost category far from variable costs and fixed costs - sometimes called Operating Expenses expressed lower in the same exhibit - presented earlier at the bottom of Exhibit 2-4 Variable and Fixed Costs in page 30. Anyone who can clarify this would be appreciated.

A good book to read if one is new to inventory management. Easy to understand. Good for the expert to refresh some fundamental knowledge.

Love the instructions and I love the tips. Great book to remind yourself of Inventory Management. I am using it now on my consultation! It sticks to the facts and summarizes everything. What a good E-book!

This book covers pretty much everything you need to know.The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that I didn’t get answer to my question.

Nothing wrong with this listing, I just did not notice that the kindle version was only second edition whereas the other purchase options were third edition... needed this for my class and can get most of the work done through this but some questions I'm finding a are not relevant in the second edition