Читать книгу Smart Inventory Solutions - Phillip Slater - Страница 10

Foreword to the Second Edition

Albert Einstein is reported to have said ‘The important thing is to not stop questioning.’ The most obvious question to ask when considering a second edition of a book is: Didn’t you cover this topic in the first book? The answer to this question is both yes and no.

Yes, because the first book covered the Inventory Cash Release^® Process and has subsequently helped thousands of people better understand that process.

No, because, through application, processes evolve and the needs of the readers evolve with them. It seems that publication of the first edition of Smart Inventory Solutions raised as many questions as it answered!

Question like:

•How does this relate to how my store room functions?

•Where does classic inventory management theory come in?

•What steps do I take next?

•How do I recognize a good consignment deal?

And so on.

It is now more than four years since I wrote the first edition of Smart Inventory Solutions and during that time I have continually answered the follow-up questions that have been asked by readers, workshop attendees, and clients. This has resulted in a whole body of work that was not widely published. As this body of work related directly to the issues raised and processes discussed in the first edition, it seemed an obvious move to publish an updated second edition.

This second edition, therefore, is not just a minor review but a complete rewrite with many new sections, tables, and diagrams — in fact, the content has nearly doubled.

Like the peeling of an onion, I fully expect that this edition will produce still further questions; I welcome any feedback from readers on issues and queries that this book provokes for them.

Keep on improving,

Phillip Slater