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Syllabus

  • Lesson 1-Orientation , Inventory: Good or Evil?
  • Lesson 2-Purposes of Inventory, Types of Inventory
  • Lesson 3-Types of Inventory (cont); Inventory Costs
  • Lesson 4-Inventory Control
  • Lesson 5-Inventory Levels (How Much Is Enough?)
  • Lesson 6-Classification of Inventory
  • Lesson 7-Inventory Systems (Fixed-order vs Fixed-time; EOQ)
  • Lesson 8-Safety Stock
  • Lesson 9-Order Fulfillment; Service/Spare Parts Inventory
  • Lesson 10-Establishing and Controlling the Inventory Budget
  • Lesson 11-Physical Control of Inventories TAKE PRACTICE EXAM
  • Lesson 12-Review Answers of PRACTICE EXAM

Instructor

    In industry, Tony Swaim has made significant contributions to the business community dating back to 1977. He has held globally-focused executive positions with Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Beckman Instruments Incorporated and Allergan, Incorporated. His most recent industry position was Director, Worldwide Surgical Logistics for Allergan where he was responsible for supply chain management. Previous responsibility areas were in operations, inventory management, local area networks, procurement and quality.
    Mr. Swaim’s educational background includes an MBA and Bachelor of Science with concentration in Marketing. Additionally, he has studied in the Executive Management Program at Claremont Graduate University. Professional certifications held are Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M. offered by the National Association of Purchasing Management)and Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM offered by the American Production and Inventory Control Society.
    Since 1982 Tony Swaim has provided in excess of 1,000 hours in diverse coursework including Strategic Planning, Operations Management, Accounting, Industrial Marketing, Retailing Management, Purchasing, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management. He has taught classes in a variety of environments, including APICS certification curriculum at local firms and Business Policy courses as part of MBA programs.

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