Spare parts inventory management is a complex problem and in most cases part categorization is needed to create a manageable number of control groups to focus management efforts more effectively. Usually multi-dimensional or multi-criteria classifications are used, and there are several examples...

Purpose – The paper aims to help identify the best logistical practices and to implement them with minimal organizational resistance in an environment with relatively similar business units utilizing an internal benchmarking approach. Design/methodology/approach – A stepwise benchmarking...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to promote decision-making structures between the customer and the supplier in a highly uncertain environment. This phenomenon of demand-supply chain synchronisation includes sharing of high-quality and timely demand and supply information in order to...

Knowledge maturity models are used to identify the stages of the evolution process and assess the management attributes when improving the inventory management practices and adopting more sophisticated inventory management techniques. The management attributes are (1) technical tools, (2)...