ASA University introduces update to purchasing and inventory management course
ASA University recently updated of one of its many Essentials-branded courses, the “Essentials of Profitable Purchasing and Inventory Management.” The newly revised course is available both online via ASA-U and also available for purchase in book format.
This audiovisual course has been updated to provide critical updates to the information contained within the course and has undergone a complete revamp in design. A description of supply-chain issues impacting supply houses and purchasing and inventory managers now is included, namely alternate channels of distribution (such as e-commerce sellers or omni-channel distributors such as Amazon Business). Additionally, discussion of Internet-of-Things-enabled devices is covered within the context of how and when to purchase, stock and manage these products given frequent and disruptive advances in technology.