PROFITABILITY NOW
Supply Chain Inventory Management Success via the Glass Cockpit Approach
Inventory is often one of the largest assets on the balance sheet, yet many organizations still manage it with limited visibility, fragmented decision-making, and weak cross-functional alignment.
PROFITABILITY NOW reframes inventory management as a business discipline tied directly to profitability, control, service, and working capital. It introduces the Glass Cockpit approach, a practical framework for improving decision quality by making the right information visible, usable, and aligned to business priorities.
Why this book matters
Supply chain decisions do not happen in isolation. Inventory choices affect service levels, cash flow, cost structure, operational risk, and the quality of execution across the business.
This book was written for leaders and professionals who want a clearer, more disciplined approach to inventory management. Rather than treating inventory as a back-office concern, PROFITABILITY NOW shows how inventory can be managed as a strategic lever with direct business impact.
The focus is practical. The goal is not theory for its own sake. The goal is better decisions in business reality.
What you will find inside
We have structured our programs in such a way that it helps students with different levels of expertize on the subject, right from a beginner to an expert. We cover it all.
A practical operating framework
The book introduces the Glass Cockpit approach, centered on stronger visibility, clearer interpretation, and better control.
A stronger link between supply chain and business performance
It connects inventory decisions to the outcomes leaders care about most, including profitability, working capital, service, and risk.
A cross-functional lens
It explains why supply chain, finance, planning, procurement, and operations need a more connected view of decision-making.
A more disciplined way to improve performance
The emphasis is on clarity, tradeoffs, and action. Not noise. Not buzzwords. Not generic optimization language.
Who this book is for
Supply chain leaders
who want stronger visibility, tighter controls, and better decision support.
Operations and planning professionals
responsible for balancing cost, service, and inventory in volatile conditions.
Finance and CFO stakeholders
who need more financially grounded supply chain decisions and clearer links between inventory and business performance.
Students, educators, and early-career professionals
who want a practical framework for understanding how real supply chain decisions shape business outcomes.
The core idea
The Glass Cockpit approach is built on a simple belief:
Better supply chain decisions require better visibility, stronger controls, and closer alignment to business reality.
That means moving beyond disconnected metrics, siloed thinking, and reactive decision-making. It means creating an operating view that helps teams see what matters, understand tradeoffs sooner, and act with greater confidence.
About the author
Corey Weekes is a supply chain strategist, educator, speaker, and author focused on improving decision quality through stronger visibility, tighter control, and practical business alignment.
Part of a broader point of view
At Eighty Four Group Consulting, the book reflects a broader perspective on supply chain management: better outcomes come from better decision clarity, stronger controls, and closer alignment between supply chain actions and business priorities.
PROFITABILITY NOW is presented here as a framework resource for leaders, teams, and institutions looking to improve inventory and supply chain decisions in a more disciplined, commercially grounded way.
Buy the book
PROFITABILITY NOW: Supply Chain Inventory Management Success via the Glass Cockpit Approach is available on Amazon.
Continue the conversation
If the book raises questions about your own inventory, visibility, control, or decision support challenges, there is an opportunity to continue the conversation.
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