Inventory Management Inventory management application software automates activities relating to managing physical inventory, whether direct or indirect; raw, in process, or finished; as a result of or flowing into a product supply chain–specific business process; or in support of performing a service. This includes inventory control/materials management business processes in any industry, not just in manufacturing. The following are representative vendors and products in this market: • Catalyst CatalystCommand Warehouse Management • SAP Inventory Management • SmartOps Multistage Inventory Planning and Optimization • SSA SCM Warehouse Management
