Inventory Analytics

Reviewed by Shouhong Wang, Commonwealth Professor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on 11/2/22

Comprehensiveness rating: 5 see less

This OER book is a comprehensive introduction to the theories and practices of inventory control. Inventory management is a research area central to supply chain management. The book provides an effective index and glossary.

Content Accuracy rating: 5

The book provides the foundations of inventory systems and analytics models of inventory control. The content has solid research base and is accurate.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

The content is up-to-date and will be sustainable in the foreseeable future. Many inventory control models discussed in the book are classical. The book is easy to arrange so that necessary updates (e.g., new inventory control models) can be easily added.

Clarity rating: 5

The textbook is easy to read, and is accessible for researchers and practitioners in inventory management.

Consistency rating: 5

The book has a uniform structure. The terminology and symbols are consistent.

Modularity rating: 5

Each module (chapter or section) of the book addresses a specific inventory control theory or inventory control model. The book is easy to resign to meet specific teaching/learning needs.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

The presentation of the inventory theories or models is progressive. The presentation flow is logical and easy to follow.

Interface rating: 5

The figures in the book are clear and well-explained. They are informative.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

The book contains no grammatical errors.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5

The book is a genuine scientific book.

This OER book is a comprehensive introduction to the theories and practices of inventory control. Inventory management is a research area central to supply chain management. The book provides the foundations of inventory systems and analytics models of inventory control. The book includes Python programs to illustrating inventory control theories and models via computational examples. This book is an excellent textbook for graduate as well as undergraduate courses which dedicate to inventory management. It is also an outstanding reference book for researchers and practitioners in the areas of supply chain management, industrial engineering, data sciences and analytics, and applications of Python programming.