1.   In contrast to carrying costs, ordering costs Decrease with increases in average inventory level.

2.   The best performance might relate to daily production goals, sales targets or inventory levels.

3.   The inventory management solution should enable the reduction of inventory levels, improve inventory turns, and eliminate out-of-stock occurrences.

4.   They tend to rely on a rapid turnover of stock, to keep down inventory levels.

5.   The cross-over period between customers also resulted in a significant build up of inventory levels.

6.   Also, companies said they planned to step up production and marketing, introduce more new products, and increase inventory levels.

7.   Also, a majority of executives said they plan to lower inventory levels and introduce fewer new products.

8.   Also, a majority of manufacturers said they plan to slow down market and capital spending as well as lower inventory levels.

9.   An expanding U.S. economy, the growing popularity of gas-guzzling four-wheel drive vehicles and inventory levels lower than last year all point to another surge in prices.