When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Inventory - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventory

    The concept of inventory, stock or work in process (or work in progress) has been extended from manufacturing systems to service businesses [1] [2] [3] and projects, [4] by generalizing the definition to be "all work within the process of production—all work that is or has occurred prior to the completion of production". In the context of a ...

  3. Wholesaling - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wholesaling

    The Birmingham Wholesale Markets. Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services.

  4. Inventory theory - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventory_theory

    Material theory (or more formally the mathematical theory of inventory and production) is the sub-specialty within operations research and operations management that is concerned with the design of production/inventory systems to minimize costs: it studies the decisions faced by firms and the military in connection with manufacturing, warehousing, supply chains, spare part allocation and so on ...

  5. Wholesale Inventory Rise Reflects Increasing Business Confidence

    www.aol.com/news/2010-12-09-wholesale-inventory...

    The U.S. economy received a double-dose of good news in the latest wholesale inventories report: Inventories unexpectedly rose 1.9% in October to $427.1 billion -- a gain that provides more ...

  6. Bulk purchasing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulk_purchasing

    Bulk purchasing or mass buying is the purchase of much larger quantities than the usual, for a unit price that is lower than the usual.. Wholesaling is selling goods in large quantities at a low unit price to retail merchants.

  7. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_chain_management

    Tax-efficient supply chain management is a business model that considers the effect of tax in the design and implementation of supply chain management. As the consequence of globalization, cross-national businesses pay different tax rates in different countries.

  8. Jobber (merchandising) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobber_(merchandising)

    Jobber, in merchandising, can be synonymous with "wholesaler", "distributor", or "intermediary".A business which buys goods and bulk products from importers, other wholesalers, or manufacturers, and then sells to retailers, was historically called a jobbing house (or jobbing center).

  9. How Inventory and Supply Chain Challenges Could Impact ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/inventory-supply-chain...

    Despite the revised full-year guidance, Wall Street was undeterred, with Wolverine Worldwide’s stock up 1% at the closing bell on Wednesday.