by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 19, 2025 | Forecasting
Inventory management is a vital component of any supply chain-driven business. Poor stocking decisions can lead to lost sales, excess holding costs, and spoilage, while strategic inventory stocking ideas can dramatically improve efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 19, 2025 | Order Cycles
In today’s competitive retail, wholesale, and manufacturing environments, businesses are constantly seeking smarter solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. One standout technology that has proven to significantly streamline operations are...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 15, 2025 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Purchasing, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Fine Tuning Your Safety Stock Quantities By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Last month we began a discussion about determining how much safety stock (also known as safety allowance) you need to maintain for each stocked product. If safety stock quantities are too low, they...
by Effective Inventory Management | Aug 8, 2025 | Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting
Cycle counting is the process of verifying the on-hand quantity of a specific number of stock products every day. It’s usually better than a once-a-year wall-to-wall physical inventory count for keeping your perpetual inventory accurate—and it does something else...
by Effective Inventory Management | Aug 8, 2025 | Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting
Annual physical inventory counts are the unglamorous but necessary reset button for your stock records. Done right, they deliver a clean baseline for accounting, tax, audit, and purchasing decisions. Done poorly, they nuke a weekend and still leave you arguing with...
by Effective Inventory Management | Aug 8, 2025 | Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting
If you have inventory, then you need a cycle counting program to properly manage and reconcile your stock counts. Cycle counting isn’t just “counting lite.” It’s a disciplined, always-on system that keeps your inventory honest without shutting down operations. Below...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 8, 2025 | Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting
No one in their right mind enjoys doing a physical inventory. Many would rather sit in a dentist’s chair than spend a weekend counting every last nut, bolt, and box in the warehouse. But what’s worse than doing it? Doing it wrong. A wall-to-wall stock count that...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 8, 2025 | Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting
Wondering “How to Measure Inventory Accuracy”? Recently, we’ve focused a lot on inventory planning—making sure you have the right quantity, of the right item, in the right location, at the right time. But what if your available stock quantities...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 8, 2025 | Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting
Inventory adjustments aren’t just about fixing numbers in your system. They’re about uncovering the reasons behind those discrepancies and preventing them from happening again. Whether you’re dealing with missing stock, extra units, damage, obsolescence, or outdated...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 8, 2025 | Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting
Cycle counts aren’t a “lite” version of inventory—done right, they’re the engine that keeps your records trustworthy without shutting the warehouse down. This guide lays out a no-nonsense cycle count SOP, scheduling models, reconciliation rules for floating paperwork,...
