Literally, 'Inventory' is the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consists of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods; stock. Inventory control is primarily concerned with ensuring that stocks of a company's products are made available on a consistent basis in the light of the company's service policy to its markets and the behaviour of market demands. Stock maintenance, inventory system, static inventory problems, input/output controls, timing and seasonal behaviour, controlling stocks , effective management etc., are some of themes which are important for effective inventory management. This book brings together authoritative information on all these issues.

Investment is one of the main sources of economic growth, since it is required not only to increase the total capital stock of equipment and buildings, but also to employ labour in increasingly productive jobs. A capital investment decision involves largely irreversible commitment of resources that is generally subject to a significant degree of risk. Such decisions have far-reaching effects on a company's profitability and flexibility over the long term. Effective Investment management, as is obvious from the name is designed to provide authoritative and fundamental information on a number of issues like financial planning, cash management, capital issue control, financial intermediaries, dividend policy, assets and liabilities, leasing, list of securities, new issue markets, and investment appraisal etc.

Information system management (MIS) is of prime importance in the present day context. The process manufacturing sector traditionally spends more on information technology because of large number of companies engaged in this activity. The business and IT priorities are-controlling inventory, production and marketing costs, improving IT infrastructure, automating internal and external processes and better decision-making through use of IT on the information technology front. Latest research and developments in the field are incorporated in this book. A number of vital issues like Information system management, information system resources, information system design, strategic information systems, management process, management and information, organizations, information evaluation, organizational structure etc. are competently explained in this book.

Ours is a society of employees and managers. Besides managers and labour, the economic system also requires other inputs, including energy, materials, machinery, physical facilities, technological know-how, and working capital. But management and labour are the human factors that organize and combine these inputs in order to produce goods and services. Manufacturing enterprises are at the core of an industrial society and are the type of economic activity most often brought up in discussion of labour relations. For smooth functioning, effective labour management must be emphasized. This book brings together valuable information on many vital issues of labour management. Trade unions, labour management. Trade unions, labour relationships, labour conflicts, future of labour management, managements rights, nature of labour mobility and job analysis like chapters are included in this book.