by Effective Inventory Management | Jul 24, 2025 | Analysis, Consulting
In an increasingly competitive business landscape, operational efficiency is the key to sustainable growth. One of the most critical areas where efficiency can be gained is inventory management. Whether you’re running a mid-sized distribution company, a...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jul 15, 2025 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
How Much Safety Stock Should be Maintained in Inventory? This year we are discussing the 15 steps you can follow to achieve the goal of effective inventory management. That is, to meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability while maximizing net...
by Effective Inventory Management | Jun 30, 2025 | Consulting
In the ever-evolving world of supply chain and logistics, staying ahead of the curve means anticipating change before it happIn the ever-evolving world of supply chain and logistics, staying ahead of the curve means anticipating change before it happens. Inventory...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jun 15, 2025 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Order Cycles, Replenishment Parameters
Use Anticipated not Average Lead TimesBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder In our newsletter articles this year, we are reviewing the 15 steps for achieving the goal of effective inventory management. That is, “to meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability...
by Effective Inventory Management | Jun 10, 2025 | Forecasting
Inventory waste reduction is an often-underestimated drain on profitability, tying up capital in excess stock, driving up holding costs, and increasing the risk of obsolescence. As businesses scale or diversify their product lines, the complexity of inventory...
by Effective Inventory Management | Jun 10, 2025 | Forecasting
Effective inventory control is at the heart of operational excellence. For businesses to thrive in competitive markets, they must maintain the perfect balance of supply and demand. Excess stock ties up capital and increases storage costs. Shortages can result in lost...
by Jon Schreibfeder | May 15, 2025 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Stocking Decisions
Making the Best of the Current Environment – Living with TariffsBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Without getting into any kind of political discussion on whether they are good or not, tariffs are here and going to affect everyone, at least for now. There is nothing...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Apr 15, 2025 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions, Uncategorized
How Well Can You Predict the Future?By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder The two basic questions faced by every purchasing agent and buyer are: 1)When do you replenish your inventory of a stocked item?2)When you issue a replenishment order how much do you buy? Both of these...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Mar 15, 2025 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Purchasing
Future Demand of Some Products Cannot be Accurately ForecastBy Jon Schreibfeder During the last several months, we have been exploring the 15 steps to achieving effective inventory management. This month we are going to identify and deal with stocked items whose...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 15, 2025 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Determining Whether to Buy or Transfer a Product By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder This month we continue our series on the 15 steps to achieving the goal of effective inventory management. That is “to meet or exceed your customers’ expectations of product availability...
