The goal isn’t the lowest stock. It’s the right stock There's a metric that gets chased in every DC I've ever worked in: inventory reduction. Leadership wants it down, finance wants it down, and whoever hits the lowest number gets the slide in the QBR. I get it. Carrying costs are real. But I've watched operations cut so deep they were air-freighting product at 9x the cost because a single supplier had a two-week delay. The savings evaporated fast. The goal isn't lowest. It's

AI helps keep the right products in stock The traditional fix for stockouts is more safety stock. Bump the reorder point, widen the buffer, sleep better. Except then you do a physical count six months later and find three pallets of a SKU that hasn't moved since February sitting in a rack lane you forgot you had. You solved one problem and created another. What AI-driven inventory optimization actually does — when it works — is separate demand signals that matter from the noi

The goal is lean inventory—not empty shelves There's a particular kind of pain that comes from a cycle count revealing six pallets of a SKU nobody's ordered in four months, sitting in prime rack space, while a fast-mover is shorted three weeks running. Both problems exist at the same time. That's not bad luck, that's a visibility gap. Reducing excess without triggering stockouts is less about purchasing strategy and more about knowing your actual inventory position before you

A buyer I talked to last year told me they'd just written off $340,000 in seasonal overstock because their forecast was built on the previous two years of sales data — which included a pandemic year and a supply shock year. Two bad inputs, one very expensive mistake. That's not a technology problem, that's a data problem disguised as a process problem, and it's more common than people admit. What good AI-powered forecasting actually does is pull in signals that a spreadsheet

Hey Warehouse And Operations Folk! Managing inventory is tough—but when dealing with perishable goods inventory management and products with expiration dates ticking like time bombs, inventory counting for perishables becomes a whole different challenge. Let’s break down the key problems and practical solutions to improve perishable goods inventory control, ensure inventory accuracy for perishable products, and reduce waste. 🚨 The Core Problem Perishable Inventory Challenge

Hey Warehouse and Operations Folk! Two terms that get tossed around a lot in inventory management are Reorder Point and EOQ (Economic Order Quantity). While they work together, they solve completely different problems in your supply chain. Let's break down what each one does and when to use them. What Is Reorder Point? Reorder Point = The inventory level that triggers a new order Key Features: • Safety net against stockouts • Time-based calculation • Demand-driven formula • L