• Best practices are operating standards or ethical principles that provide the best course of action in a given situation.

  • Companies, regulators or governing bodies may establish best practices for business.
  • Best practices serve as a roadmap for the company on how to conduct business and provide the best way to address emerging issues and issues.
  • Steps to implement best practices include researching the industry and competitors, communicating standards to all employees, setting metrics, managing change, evaluating and refining best practices.
  • The two most common inventory management best practices include just-in-time and kaizen.