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At the end of 2005, US-companies held inventories worth 1.41 trillion $ or 11 % of the real GDP (Survey of Current Business, April 2006). This figure does not include governmental or non-profit organizations. Manufacturing accounts for 32 % of the inventory, wholesale for 22 % and retail for 28 %. The sum-in-itself already indicates the importance of inventory management.
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Möllering, K. (2007). Basic Concepts of Inventory Management. In: Inventory Rationing. Edition KWV. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24255-8_2
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