Problems & Solutions in Inventory Management

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. 

Prof. Dr. Dinesh Shenoy is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico. He teaches Inventory Management and allied courses in Operations Management to senior undergraduate students. He is best known for his contributions to the field of Spare Parts Management and is the author of Maintenance Resources Management: Adapting MRP (Taylor & Francis, 1998). Dinesh received his doctoral degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, in 1995. Between 1995 and 2009, Dinesh worked with large multinational organizations such as ANZ Bank (Melbourne), Thomson Financial in Bangalore and Barclays Capital (Singapore) and relieved in leadership roles in Operations and Technology. He was also a visiting faculty member at Narsee Monjee University between 2010 and 2016.

  Prof. Dr. Roberto Rosas is the Head of Engineering and Sciences Department at Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), León, Mexico. He teaches Production Managementand allied courses in Operations Management and Manufacturing to undergraduate students. His relevant experience is in the field of Design of Manufacturing Systems, Simulation of Manufacturing Systems, Theory of Constraints, Enterprise Resource Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Operations Management. Prof. Rosas received his master's degree from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, in 2003. Between 2001 and 2007, Rosas worked in industries such as Leather and Footwear, Engineering Services. During the last seven years, he has worked in education and has developed several projects as Consultant in industry related to his expertise.

"This book is one of the most comprehensive books in inventory management. The authors provide some case studies, problems and solutions in each chapter. ... This book is a must-read for people who want to learn about and master inventory management and its models, techniques and applications in real life." (Dharma Lesmono, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2018)