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  2. Inventory - Wikipedia

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    In the context of a manufacturing production system, inventory refers to all work that has occurred—raw materials, partially finished products, finished products prior to sale and departure from the manufacturing system. In the context of services, inventory refers to all work done prior to sale, including partially process information.

  3. Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories ...

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    The United States Census Bureau's Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, more commonly called the Factory Orders report, totals the dollar volume of new orders, shipments, unfilled orders, and inventories reported by domestic manufacturers.

  4. US Manufacturing Output Tops Forecasts In November: Is The ...

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    The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from October’s 46.5% to 48.4% in November, exceeding analyst expectations of 47.5%, as tracked by TradingEconomics. ... Inventories ...

  5. ISM Report On Business - Wikipedia

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    The ISM Report On Business (ROB), also known as the ISM Report, is the collective name for two monthly reports, the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business and the Services ISM Report On Business(formerly Non-Manufacturing), published by Institute for Supply Management. The ROB is based on a national survey of purchasing managers tracking changes ...

  6. Factory Orders Fall for 2nd Straight Month in September - AOL

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    The factory orders report also showed a 0.4 percent drop in manufacturing inventories, which was bigger than the government had assumed for its advance third-quarter gross domestic product ...

  7. Material requirements planning - Wikipedia

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    Material requirements planning (MRP) is a production planning, scheduling, and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes. Most MRP systems are software-based, but it is possible to conduct MRP by hand as well.

  8. U.S. businesses continue to trim inventories - AOL

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    Still cautious about the economy, businesses continue to reduce excess inventory, as they cut costs and re-align their operations with consumer demand. Business inventories fell 1.0 percent in ...

  9. Inventory optimization - Wikipedia

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    Inventory optimization refers to the techniques used by businesses to improve their oversight, control and management of inventory size and location across their extended supply network. [1] It has been observed within operations research that "every company has the challenge of matching its supply volume to customer demand.