Two supply-chain experts explain how to use analytics to better manage one's inventory for faster turns, better profit margins and fewer discounted offerings, in a book that features case studies of retailers around the globe.
Marshall Fisher is the UPS Professor of Operations and Information Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and codirector of the Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management. Ananth Raman is UPS Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and specializes in supply chain management. They cofounded 4R Systems, Inc., which provides analytic services and software to retail supply chains.