Multi-Echelon Inventory Decisions at Jefferson Plumbing Supplies: To Store or Not to Store?

by Chuck Munson

Overview

This new supply chain management case study examines "store or don't store" multi-echelon inventory decisions faced by Jefferson Plumbing Supplies. It drills down to review inventory decision-making associated with a single product: A customer wishes to order larger quantities less frequently, but Jefferson's cost structure and storage limitations rely on maintaining and frequently replenishing small inventories. In presenting the real-world challenge of balancing cost with customer service, this case study offers exceptional value to both students and practitioners. Author: Amit Eynan, University of Richmond.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780133757934
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	09/11/2013
Series:	Pearson Cases in Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	3
File size:	223 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Chuck Munson is a tenured Full Professor of Operations Management at Washington State University. His Ph.D. and MSBA in operations management, as well as his BSBA summa cum laude in finance, are from Washington University in St. Louis. He also worked for three years as a financial analyst for Contel Telephone Corporation. For two years, he served as Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in Business at Washington State.

Munson serves as a senior editor for Production and Operations Management, and he serves on the editorial review board of four other journals. He has published more than 20 articles in multiple journals, including Production and Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Naval Research Logistics, IIE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Annals of Operations Research, European Journal of Information Systems, Interfaces, Business Horizons, and International Journal of Procurement Management. His major awards include being a Founding Board Member of the Washington State University President’s Teaching Academy (2004); winning the WSU College of Business Outstanding Service Award (2009 and 2013), Research Award (2004), and Teaching Award (2001); and being named the WSU MBA Professor of the Year (2000 and 2008).