The Resource Center contains documents and white papers that address the issues that a Retail Supplier deals with each day.  At times you may find diverse opinions and approaches that you do not agree with.  However, it is our hope that the information contained in this site will help you to improve your business processes and increase the efficiency of your business.

The information below is divided into two major categories, Planning and Execution.

PLANNING SYSTEMS

Inventory Management is sometimes referred to as as an art rather than a science.  Jon Schreibfeder has worked in the distribution and Inventory Management business for most of his life.  He is a well known speaker and author of a number of books on Inventory Management.  His straight forward approaches are outlined in the Schreibfeder Inventory Management Series below:

• The First Steps to Achieving Effective Inventory Management

• Keeping Stock Balances Accurate

• Improving the Accuracy of your Forecasts

• Effective Replenishment Parameters

• Maintaining Stock in Branch Locations

• Effective Inventory Analysis

Achieving Effective Inventory Management, a book by Jon Schreibfeder. expands on the concepts in the documents above.  It is currently available on Amazon.com.

Achieving Effective Inventory Management with Navison, a white paper by Jon Schreibfeder explains how his inventory management principles have been applied in Microsoft Business Systems Navision by Lanaham Associates.

• Download Achieving Effective Inventory Management with Naivison.

• Supply Chain RFID: How it works and why it pays

• RFID Technology in Retail

• Understanding the of Read/Write RFID functionality