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Author(s)

Sunil Chopra

Fernando del Cid

Roger Gordon

Brian Kearns

Paul Lennick

Andreas Sattlberger

This note addresses the concept of vendor managed inventories (VMI). It discusses best practices and issues that occur when introducing VMI. It also highlights some of the potential problems that may arise when implementing VMI.

Date Published: 01/01/2003
Discipline: Operations
Key Concepts: Supply Chain Management, Vendor Managed Inventories
Citations: Chopra, Sunil, Fernando del Cid, Roger Gordon, Brian Kearns, Paul Lennick, Andreas Sattlberger. Vendor Managed Inventories. 7-403-750.