Tactics on Inventory Projections (2,242 words)

CS: What have been your toughest inventory-projection challenges, and how have you overcome them?

Zientarski: I've been here since 1995, and we've had a lot of transition in that time. We've had two major mergers in the last three years. We've converted to a central purchasing system. The challenge has been in consolidating the different purchasing habits of our acquisitions and communicating effectively with an expanding base of customers.