VMI

British

abbreviation

vendor managed inventory: an inventory management system in which a supplier assumes responsibility for the timely replenishment of a customer's stock

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That would have all but erased VMI as an independent institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The task force will “determine whether educational services rendered by VMI are duplicated at other institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth” and “evaluate the relative cost to the Commonwealth and taxpayers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He signed with VMI even though there’s one big requirement for students: a buzz cut.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The Wolfpack got their new offense untracked last week in a 45-7 victory against VMI as they gained 498 yards while also scoring on an interception return and a kickoff return.

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023

It is the story of more than two hundred young VMI Cadets, who without hesitation left their classrooms to fight alongside hardened veterans at the battle of New Market in 1864.

From The Civil War Centennial Handbook by Price, William H.

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