2023 Inventory Management Student Resources
Welcome, Inventory Management Students! You'll find all of the course materials here, including syllabus, handouts, and Trello and Discord information. Once the classes begin, the recordings and slide decks will also be linked here.
Welcome, Inventory Management Students! You'll find all of the course materials here, including syllabus, handouts, and Trello and Discord information. Once the classes begin, the recordings and slide decks will also be linked here.
Zoom link for 2023
Before the Course Begins
Download the 2023 Course Syllabus
Special Offer for Anthology Trial Membership for Students
You can access a live, trial version of the Anthology POS system during the course. Download the sheet to find out how to request your evaluation copy.
Tips for Using Discord
We will be using Discord as our platform to communicate with students, host office hours, and distribute handouts and other information. Discord is free. You'll receive detailed information about joining the courses server before classes begin. Until then, download the sheet for tips and tricks.
Intro to Trello Mini-Courses
The instructors need a uniform method for students to turn in homework and have chosen to use
the free Trello software. Since Trello may be new to you, we’ve put together a set of
short instructional videos we encourage you to watch prior to the first class. Find all the videos on the handout.
MVB Special Offer for Students
The Inventory Management module is sponsored by MVB US, the company whooperates the Pubeasy and Pubnet services, which facilitate easy and efficientelectronic ordering of new books direct from publishers and distributors. In the course, students are required to create a free Pubeasy account and link it to one Big 5 publisher by class 10. If students have a supported EDI-capable POS system and their store has not alreadysigned up for Pubnet, MVB is offering to waive their Pubnet setup fee (a $75 value) ANDprovide a
SAN number if needed (a $150 value). Read the handout for more information.
Class One: Welcome
Video: Setting Up a Trello Board
Must Have Inventory System Checklist
Inventory Management Contact List
Inventory Management Strategic Plan
"How to Learn" from "Outsmart Your Brain"
Class Two: Book Buyer Overview
Class Three: The Power of Ingram
Class Four: Special Orders & Pre-Orders
Class Five: Buying Criteria
Class Six: Edelweiss
Class Seven: Children's Book Buying
Class Eight: Communicating the Buy
Class Nine: Sidelines
Class Ten: Restocking
Class Eleven: Returns
Class Twelve: Buying to Constraints
Class Thirteen: Book Buyer Math
Class Fourteen: Co-op
Class Fifteen:Data and Metrics
Class Sixteen: Action Plans
Why we do this:
I'm really glad that I took the course. It was a lot of time and work, but, even after being a store owner for almost 10 years, I learned a ton. We've implemented several changes/improvements already that have made a big difference, with more to come.
Serena Wyckoff Co-Owner
Copperfish Books Punta Gorda, FL