New techniques for managing inventories, for instance, prevent the kind of involuntary build-up of stocks that used to make for large swings in output.

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Unused to managing its customers' inventories, Allied shoved too much product through distribution channels in 1996.

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In these times of uncertain demand, we focus on tightly managing the variables under our control such as inventories and expenses.

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