This is second edition of the book.The story about inventory optimization is going on and will never end. Six steps, we described in this book will help you to keep inventories under control and you manage them, and not vice versa. My desire was to give you the tools that will be able to feed the wolf (read: to satisfy customers), and no sheep are missing (read: that the costs are optimal and under control). This book investigates a methodology that would: •*reduce inventory costs, •increase the level of customer service and at the same time •be sustainable in the long term. Through six practical steps and with plenty of examples you should find answer for the question of how to better and more efficiently manage inventory. What's new in this edition? •39 causes of excessive inventories and how to resolve them! •10 ways to deal with "dead" inventory! •4 ways to resolve conflicting goals in inventory management!