title: Inventory management--a business issue.
abstract: Inventory management utilizes root cause analyses and requires cross-functional development of action plans and accountability. The inventory management process turns inventory control from a reactive to a proactive management tool that will have a favorable impact on business performance measurements and the bottom line.
authors.affiliation: Dureno & Associates, Homewood, IL, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dureno
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting; D002017:Budgets; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003142:Communication; D005544:Forecasting; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States