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Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a hot topic in business circles and a capability that Random House has been developing for some time. To get at the meaning behind the management-speak, we sat down with Nihar Malaviya, our SVP, director of strategy, analytics & program development, and Alyssa Oles, manager of supply chain projects and business analytics.