How effective are traditional approaches to Stock Management?
The sophisticated use of management information as a new way to determine
stock management decisions, developed by West Lothian Libraries, has
attracted wide interest. This new report by George Kerr outlines how the
system works and how similar techniques were tested in Essex, Shropshire
and Westminster. The report includes a toolkit (on floppy disk) for
libraries to use in exploring the potential of this decision support system.
The research was undertaken within the framework of the International
Network of Public Libraries, a project of the Bertelsmann Foundation. The
report is published in the CPI Occasional Papers Series which aims to
facilitate the dissemination of reports on key policy issues affecting the
library and information sector.
EVIDENCE BASED STOCK MANAGEMENT: the testing of a new tool for Librarians,
ISBN 1 898869 82 0, 68 pages, spiral bound, price £ 25.00, is available
from the CPI Seminar Co-ordinator, Instant Library Limited, The Charnwood
Wing, Gas Research and Technology Centre, Ashby Road, Loughborough,
Leicestershire, LE11 3GS.
For further details and an order form connect to:
http://www.cpi-ltd.com/evidencebasedstockmanagementflyer.pdf
Information about the full CPI Publications programme is available at:
http://www.cpi-ltd.com/publicat.htm
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