Foundations of Stochastic Inventory Theory

Foundations of Stochastic Inventory Theory
Author: Evan L. Porteus
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780804743990

This book has a dual purpose?serving as an advanced textbook designed to prepare doctoral students to do research on the mathematical foundations of inventory theory, and as a reference work for those already engaged in such research. All chapters conclude with exercises that either solidify or extend the concepts introduced.

Foundations of Inventory Management

Foundations of Inventory Management
Author: Paul Zipkin
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780256113792

Foundations of Inventory Management presents a complete treatment of inventory theory and models for use in advanced undergraduate, masters, or PhD courses in Operations research, manufacturing management or Operations management. Coverage is organized into an introductory section, followed by a section focused on predictable supply and demand, and the third section covering stochastic inventory models. Many recent developments related to or impacting inventory such as ERP systems, supply chain management, JIT, and ERP systems are integrated within the text. The text presents inventory as a critical topic for virtually all businesses today and one in which theory and practice are closely linked. Prequisite coursework for students of this text would include basic optimization theory, stochastic processes, and dynamic programming. The text includes examples as well as rigorous assignment problem sets.

Inventory Accounting

Inventory Accounting
Author: Steven M. Bragg
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2005-03-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471718726

Dramatically improve inventory accuracy with bestselling authorSteven Bragg's step-by-step guidelines Inventory Accounting is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide tosetting up an inventory accounting system and keeping it running atmaximum efficiency. This hands-on book provides accountingprofessionals with essential information on how to: * Set up an accounting system that efficiently handles accumulatinginventory costs, summarizing accounts, and standard journal entriesused to record transactions * Use best practices to increase the efficiency ofinventory-tracking and costing functions * Install unique controls to combat inventory fraud * Implement a step-by-step checklist of activities for inventorycounting procedures * Save hours of valuable time researching various GAAP referencemanuals * Adapt inventory tracking and costing systems to accommodate avariety of manufacturing systems Spanning the entire spectrum of inventory accounting, InventoryAccounting deftly explores every facet of the field to helpprofessionals eliminate inaccuracies from their inventoryaccounting systems.

Accounting Theory

Accounting Theory
Author: Harry I. Wolk
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 697
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412953456

Presents complex materials in a clear and understandable manner. Incorporating the latest accounting standards and presenting the most up-to-date accounting theory from the top academic journals in accounting and finance throughout the world.

The Decision Usefulness Theory of Accounting

The Decision Usefulness Theory of Accounting
Author: George J. Staubus
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136533796

This book ties together selected contributions by George Staubus to the early development of the decision-usefulness theory of financial accounting--the theory that has become generally accepted accounting theory in the last half of the twentieth century and is the basis for the FASB's conceptual framework.