Title :
The Inventory Visibility System, a unique technical solution to a common inventory problem
Author :
Cronin, Philip M. ; Wyndrum, Ralph W., Jr.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., North Andover, MA, USA
Abstract :
The proper management of finished goods inventory levels in most companies is a critical business activity. However, often the inventory manager is greatly hampered by the lack of complete and timely information on the quantity and location of materials. This paper describes the “Inventory Visibility System” (IVS) which is a unique technical solution to this problem. The IVS system incorporates a large quantity of divergent inventory data stored in a database server and PC clients providing a clever method of accessing the data using `data views´ and `drill-downs´
Keywords :
client-server systems; local area networks; management information systems; stock control data processing; IVS; Inventory Visibility System; PC clients; data views; database server; divergent inventory data stor; drill-downs; finished goods inventory levels; inventory manager; Companies; Data mining; Databases; Financial management; Frequency; Inventory management; Production facilities; Resource management; Technology management; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1995. ISIE '95., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7369-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1995.497229
