Inventory Management Web Exclusive: Inventory Management 101? Look Again

You may be asking, why a good sense of humor and self? That’s because an inventory manager is always in a “lose-lose” situation. If you have too little inventory, fill rates suffer. Too much inventory results in overstock and has a negative impact on the bottom line.

So a good inventory manager has to be willing to stand up for the best interests of the company and say “it’s my fault, now let’s stop pointing fingers and work together to resolve the problems.” Strong inventory managers understand that they walk a finely controlled line to maximize company profits.