Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Just-in-Time, or JIT, is a methodology that helps your business reduce waste in production. It is geared toward making just what is needed, when it is needed, and only in the amount needed. JIT was ...

Physical inventory counting is a much unloved procedure in most merchandising and manufacturing businesses. The process ensures that the inventory on the company's financial books matches the amount ...

Since the beginning of the housing crisis in 2008 housing experts have cited concern over the "Shadow Inventory" and the pitfalls it could present to any recovery of the housing market. Back then, as ...

Pending home sales grew for a fourth straight month, up 2.2% in November, according to an index by the National Association of Realtors. At the same time, consumers are adjusting to mortgage rates and ...