Liquidating Excess Inventory, Part One

In these current economic times, most companies are trying to find new ways to liquidate unneeded inventory. In the next two newsletters we are going to explore some effective ways to achieve this goal. Remember that inventory you buy is a “sunk” cost....

Liquidating Excess Inventory, Part Two

In today’s economy it is critical to remove the “fat” from your warehouse. Every dollar in inventory must be working as hard as possible for you to achieve your inventory-related goals. One critical element is to ensure that your stock inventory...

How Much Does Vendor Non-Performance Cost You?

In a quest to minimize your investment in inventory, the consistency of vendor lead times can have a major impact and deserves your examination. Consider the following situation. I was working with a customer a couple of months ago who had major problems with...

Usage and Promotions

Promotions are designed to increase sales of particular products over a short period of time. In order for predictions of future demand to be as accurate as possible, it is important both to include the anticipated effects of a particular promotion in calculating a...

Trim Inventory…the Effective Way!

Current economic conditions have caused many distributors to experience a decrease in sales and lower profit margins. There is less money available to invest in inventory. But in order to remain competitive, distributors must maintain a high level of customer service....

Problems with Turnover

In this column we will try to answer common questions faced by companies and organizations trying to achieve effective inventory management. If you would like to submit a question, please email it to [email protected]. If we use your question, you will...

The Triangle of Cooperation

Most companies want to achieve the goal of effective inventory management: “Effective Inventory Management allows a company to meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability with the amount of each item that will maximize net profits or...