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Excessive inventory can unnecessarily tie up space and your capital. Learn effective strategies and best practices to help optimize inventory management in your facility.

Inventory Management

Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends 2022-2023: A Grainger Report

This page shares highlights from a 2022 survey of Grainger customers on how they are managing inventory in today's supply chain climate, and gives users the opportunity to download a full report on the survey findings.

05/25/23

Inventory Management

Solutions for Tracking Misplaced or Stolen Tools

Learn simple and effective ways to help track and protect your tools and equipment from being lost or stolen.

05/24/23

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Survey Shows Data-Driven Future

This article summarizes the results of a survey about the impact of technology and automation in the field of inventory management, and how these developments will impact workers in the future.

05/02/23

Inventory Management

2022-2023 Supply Chain and Inventory Management: Grainger Customers Respond

This article provides an overview of findings from a survey of Grainger customers on how they are responding to supply chain challenges as they related to managing their inventories.

04/26/23

Inventory Management

Understanding Nearshoring, Reshoring, Friendshoring and Offshoring

Supply chain management involves working with partners in many different ways. Learn more about these four types and consider how they could work best for your organization.

04/24/23

Inventory Management

How Data Sharing Affects Supply Chains

Transparency among supply chain partners is evolving. Learn why it could be beneficial, and what barriers still exist to data sharing.

10/25/22

Managing the Performance of Diverse Suppliers

10/12/22

What You Need to Know About Spending ARPA Funds

05/18/22

How Do Industrial PPE Vending Machines Work?

02/17/22

How Healthy Is Your Inventory?

11/29/21

Storage for Your Storage: Organizational Best Practices

09/23/21

9 Tips for Stocking Your Service Truck

06/03/21

5 Tips for Getting Started with a Vendor Managed Inventory System

04/21/21

The 12 Billion Dollar Question: How Is Your Facility Managing MRO Inventory?

04/13/21

Managing Inventory in 2020 Survey: Grainger Customers Respond

03/23/21

Inventory Management Tech Reaches a Turning Point

03/17/21

Managing Supply Chain Disruptions: Lessons from COVID-19

01/18/21

Supply Chain Challenges: Integrated Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP)

12/17/20

Managing Your Inventory: The Bullwhip Effect

11/11/20

Automating the Supply Chain: Five Benefits of Using Cobotics

06/23/20

Understanding the Flow of Inventory Management

06/15/20

8 Places Begging for Organization

06/02/20

The Impact of IoT on Inventory Management

05/19/20

7 Ways Real-Time Data Is Transforming Inventory and Supply Chain Management

03/31/20

Navigating the Complex World of Inventory Management

01/20/20

Why Firehouses Need the Right Inventory Management System

10/07/19

Save Money by Eliminating Dead and Obsolete Inventory

04/25/19

The Importance of Inventory Management: Getting Started

02/21/19

Why Your Small Business Needs An MRO Procurement Strategy

08/07/18

Is Your MRO Purchasing Strategy Working?

08/07/18

Small Companies Can Learn from Lean Management Systems

11/14/17

Boost Productivity with 5S Lean Principles

01/01/17

Understanding Your Procurement Cycle

10/04/16