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Managing stock

Find out more about stock management and inventory control with our selection of articles, links and guides to help you identify best practice, techniques and tools to apply to your business.
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Business press

The Library provides access to leading business, finance and management journals. These journals are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users subject to suppliers' terms of use.
Exclusive Respect "good" inventories
  • Article
  • 01 Nov 2022
  • Larry Lapide
Some supply chain managers believe having excess inventory is a bad thing. But is it really? It depends, says Larry Lapide. Excess inventory mainly comprising high-margin items that contribute to long-term market share can be a smart investment.
Exclusive Buy now, pay later: Is it a supply chain thing?
  • Article
  • 01 May 2022
  • Tan Miller
Buy now/pay later is one of the hottest trends in marketing, creating new sales for organizations. It's also creating headaches for supply chain professionals, from procurement to operations. Tan Miller presents an analytic model to facilitate evaluating the logistics impacts of BNPL.
Exclusive Many happy returns
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2022
  • Gary Forger
Returns are a proverbial mess for all but the most accomplished retailers. Going forward, part of a company's reputation and success will be a reflection of the sophistication and responsiveness of their reverse logistics strategy and processes.
Exclusive Winning the war against returns
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2022
  • Larry Lewis
As consumer demand spikes and online sales continue to gain momentum, brands are left determining how to get products out of the door - while also navigating the entire process in reverse. The article suggests some ways suppliers can better prepare to manage returns.
Exclusive Managing your supply chain: 'Push' vs. 'Pull' inventory management strategies
  • Article
  • 01 Jan 2022
  • Howard Coleman
A look at the benefits of pulling rather than pushing inventory through the supply chain. The customer's demand signal can be used as an inventory driver to drive replenishment, based on real demand and actual consumption rather than forecasts.
Exclusive Supply pain
  • Article
  • 01 Apr 2021
  • Russ Banham
The onset of the pandemic reduced the global flow of goods. But when demand suddenly snapped back, supply chains proved less resilient. Russ Banham looks at how some CFOs have tweaked the playbook on supply chain management in response.
Exclusive The blockchain buzz
  • Article
  • 01 May 2019
  • Neil Abt
The article reports on blockchain technologies which reduce the costs and risk of fraud across the global supply chain by making processes faster, less error-prone and more traceable. Walmart and shipping giant Maersk Line are among the companies that have started implementing blockchain technology into aspects of their operations.
Exclusive Sensing change
  • Article
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • Yasmin Ghahremani
Organizations across all kinds of industries are making use of advances in sensor technologies, wireless networks and analytics software to retrieve real-time updates on their inventories. Yasmin Ghahremani interviews companies already using the 'Internet of Things' for supply chain management and goods transportation.
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Articles and books in the ICAEW Library collection

The collection of the ICAEW Library & Information Service includes a range of articles and books on stock management and inventory control. Use the link below to see what we have available to request in our Library catalogue (Libcat).

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External resources - Atom Content Marketing guides

Essential guide to purchasing
  • Atom Content Marketing
A guide to business purchasing. Effective purchasing helps you control costs and can significantly improve margins and profits. Your purchasing choices also have an impact on the quality of your own products or services and on your cash flow.
Select and negotiate with suppliers
  • Atom Content Marketing
A guide to selecting and negotiating with suppliers. Selecting the right suppliers makes a major difference to the cost and quality of your firm's products and services, especially when your company is expanding.
Cost control
  • Atom Content Marketing
A guide to cost control for your business. Cutting costs is the simplest way to improve your bottom line. Introducing a cost control system can bring immediate savings and make sure that you remain competitive in the longer term.
Financing equipment
  • Atom Content Marketing
A guide to hiring or leasing equipment for your business. Hiring or leasing equipment is one way of making your working capital go further. Instead of paying out up front, you spread your payments over a set period.
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External resources - organisations

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
  • Website
Professional body representing individuals and organisations in the field of purchasing and supply chain management. Resources on the website include supply management models (member-only), CIPS Risk and Resilience Assessment Tool, document templates and glossary of procurement terms.
International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM)
  • Website
Federation of national and regional purchasing associations. The body provides a blog and news articles.
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